New data report on Northern New York needs assessment: rural practitioners, an overview of UVM CORA’s technical assistance work supplying xylazine test strips with a feature from OPTIONS in Kennebec, Maine, and updates on the placement of a second naloxone vending machine. » Read More
Category: Newsletters
Xylazine resource guide; naloxone vending machine; and more
Updates on UVM CORA’s support to continue and the placement of a naloxone vending machine, new resource guide on xylazine, new national report on rural substance use disorder stigma and treatment needs, and a feature on UVM CORA’s technical assistance work with Somerset Public Health of Skowhegan, Maine. » Read More
Stigma & OUD; technical assistance feature; and more
New Research Spotlight on the role of stigma among health care providers in the treatment of opioid use disorder, new data brief on stigma and opioid use disorder in northern New England, feature on UVM CORA’s technical assistance work with Turning Point Recovery Center of Springfield, Vermont, Inc., UVM CORA faculty awards, and intranasal naloxone […] » Read More
Clinician Office Hours; new reports; technical assistance feature
New weekly Clinician Office Hours program, new Research Spotlight on increased fatal overdoses involving stimulants and fentanyl, new report on 2020 rural opioid overdose mortality, feature on UVM CORA’s technical assistance work with AIDS Project of Southern Vermont, and intranasal naloxone vending machine pilot program. » Read More
Research on rural-urban smoking disparities; drug deactivation bags
Research Spotlight on rural-urban disparities in U.S. cigarette smoking quit rates, information about drug deactivation bags (and how to request from UVM CORA), new UVM CORA staff and open positions, and UVM CORA goes on the road. » Read More
Research on xylazine and overdoses; MOUD resources; upcoming conferences and events
Research Spotlight on increasing prevalence of xylazine in fatal opioid overdoses, educational resources about MOUD, UVM CORA’s strategic partners share results of their states’ Baseline Needs Assessments. » Read More
Research on intranasal naloxone; behind the scenes of UVM CORA’s technical assistance
Research Spotlight on expanded naloxone distribution to reduce rural opioid overdose mortality, an example of UVM CORA’s technical assistance process from work with a rural substance use prevention coalition, and a new UVM CORA data report: The Maine Baseline Needs Assessment — Rural Practitioners and Stakeholders Report. » Read More
Research on COVID-19 vaccine uptake and UVM CORA contingency management resources
Research Spotlight on COVID-19 vaccine uptake in rural populations with substance use disorder, three briefs from the Maine Baseline Needs Assessment, and two UVM CORA resources: a training video for providers on using contingency management, and a resource guide on contingency management for stimulant use disorder. » Read More
Peer recovery research and tools for providers
Research spotlight on peer-based recovery support services, commentary from a peer recovery specialist after our webinar Peer Recovery as an Evidence-Based Practice: From Science to Impact, and a tool for providers on treating stimulant use disorder using contingency management. » Read More