From the start, patients like Richard (Ricky) Dominguez gravitated toward the telehealth counseling service, which they found much more accessible than in-person services. Dominguez, 26, has been battling substance use disorder since he was twelve. At the emergency room at a local hospital, he was referred to KCS, which, he says, “was a godsend.”

This 'quick start' guide walks through exactly what your organization needs to do to get going and start saving lives now.

This fact sheet answers frequently asked questions about fentanyl, buprenorphine, and the impact fentanyl has on overdose prevention efforts.

This page offers background information and tips for providers to keep in mind while using person-first language, as well as terms to avoid to reduce stigma and negative bias when discussing addiction. Although some language that may be considered stigmatizing is commonly used within social communities of people who struggle with substance use disorder (SUD), clinicians can show leadership in how language can destigmatize the disease of addiction.

This video explains the importance of primary care in treating substance use disorder, and how providers can work to decrease the stigma around treatment services.

Throughout history, the AMA has always followed its mission: to promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health. As the physicians’ powerful ally in patient care, the AMA delivers on this mission by representing physicians with a unified voice in courts and legislative bodies across the nation, removing obstacles that interfere with patient care, leading the charge to prevent chronic disease and confront public health crises, and driving the future of medicine to tackle the biggest challenges in health care and training the leaders of tomorrow.

This toolkit from the CDC is designed to provide an introductory overview of addiction medicine for clinicians and provide strategies that can be implemented in your practice.

Within the past two years, 93 California hospital emergency departments have ordered 63,816 units of free, take-home naloxone using CA Bridge’s Guide to Naloxone Distribution. Learn about the top 10 hospital naloxone programs and the life-saving impact these hospitals have on their communities.

The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) created ASAM Weekly which is a source of timely, useful news briefings of top stories from the field of addiction medicine.

The purpose of this document is to encourage careful and selective use of long-term opioid therapy in the context of managing chronic pain through an evidence-based prescribing guideline, quality improvement measures to advance the integration of the CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain into clinical practice, and practice-level strategies to improve care coordination.

Vanessa Jacobsohn describes the success of her clinic, where they have integrated primary care with addiction treatment, leading to better outcomes and reduced stigma for those with substance use disorder.

Formerly the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development. Use this website to learn more about the CA Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) commitment to expanding equitable access to health care for all Californians—ensuring every community has the health workforce they need, safe and reliable health care facilities, and health information that can help make care more effective and affordable.

This fact sheet discusses MAT as an evidence-based approach to treat opioid use disorders by combining the use of medications with behavioral therapy.

This is a guide about treating chronic pain safely and without the use of opioids.

This training provides instruction on how to treat chronic pain without opioids.

These guidelines provide recommendations about the appropriate prescribing of prescription opioids and other treatment options to improve pain management and patient safety.

This paper in CHCF's How to Pay for It series describes how MAT is reimbursed in these settings, addressing professional services, as well as hospital and pharmacy costs associated with the medication.

This roadmap provides local and state health departments with information, resources and tools to implement effective strategies to support linking people who are at risk of opioid overdose to care.

Dr. David Kan of Bright Heart Health discusses the rise of telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how we can utilize telehealth going forward to treat people with substance use disorder.

This fact sheet about fentanyl test strips was created by CDPH with the goal of providing information to people who use drugs and health care providers.