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The Opioid Epidemic Is an Historic Opportunity to Improve Both Prevention and Treatment.
Posted on August 1, 2017 by Lauren Rilling

 

The Opioid Epidemic Is an Historic Opportunity to Improve Both Prevention and Treatment

 

The landmark report Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs and Health called for a continuum of health care extending from prevention to early identification and treatment of substance use disorders and long-term health care management with the goal of sustained recovery (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Surgeon General, 2016). A growing number of pioneering programs within the criminal justice system (e.g., Hawaii’s HOPE Probation, South Dakota’s 24/7 Sobriety Project, and Drug Courts) are using innovative monitoring strategies for individuals with substance use problems, including providing substance use disorder treatment, with results showing reduced substance use, reduced recidivism and reduced incarceration (Kilmer et al., 2017). There also is a growing potential to harness the latent but enormous strength of the families that have confronted and are continuing to confront addiction in a family member.

 

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