Expert Views on State-Level Policies for Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder
Event Details
Date: |
Thursday, November 14, 2024 |
Time: |
12:00 p.m. ET |
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A recording of the webinar will be available on the OPTIC multimedia page in the coming weeks.
Program
This RAND-USC Schaeffer OPTIC webinar will discuss expert consensus on the effectiveness and implementability of state-level opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment policies. We conducted a 3-round online panel of 66 experts (health care clinicians, social service practitioners, addiction researchers, health policy decision-makers, policy advocates, and persons with lived experience). Expert consensus indicated that states consider prioritizing supportive policies that are patient-centered and take a harm-reduction approach to enhance medications for OUD access and utilization. In addition, states could consider deimplementing punitive policies that are coercive, take an abstinence-only approach, and use punitive and restrictive measures. Our OPTIC Policy Profiles summarize expert views of each policy to aid future decision-making on state-level OUD treatment policies. This webinar is not eligible for CME credit.
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