BHN Summer 2015 Issue

“Understanding and Addressing The Opioid Epidemic”

Articles in This Issue

• #CombatHeroin: New York State’s Campaign to Address Heroin and Prescription Opioid Abuse
• Addressing the Opioid Crisis in New York City
• Barriers to Medication Assisted Treatment for Opiate Use Disorders
• Creating Innovative Programs for Young Adults in Treatment
• Ensuring Evidence-Based Treatment for Substance Use Disorders
• From Collaboration to Collective Impact: A Community Approach to Tackle Youth Opioid Abuse on Staten Island
• HHS Leaders Call for Expanded Use of Medications to Combat Opioid Overdose Epidemic
• Implementing a Buprenorphine Program in an Opioid Treatment Program
• Integrated Treatment Model for Medication Assisted Treatment of Opioid Use Disorders
• Living with Addiction: The Role of the Family
• Prescription Drug and Heroin Epidemic A Central New York Perspective
• Resources Are Needed to Address the Epidemic of Addiction and Overdose
• Seven Steps to Fix the Opioid Addiction Crisis Now: We Already Have Most of the Tools We Need
• The NYSPA Report: A Multifaceted Approach to the Opioid Epidemic
• The Opioid Addiction Epidemic: An Interview with Andrew Kolodny, MD, National Expert on the Current Opioid Addiction Epidemic in the United States
• Unintended Consequences: Are We Inadvertently Increasing Heroin Overdose Deaths?
• Will the Effort to Prevent Overdose Deaths from Prescription Painkillers Work?

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