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OPTIC Newsletter

The OPTIC newsletter is a quarterly electronic newsletter highlighting OPTIC research on key topics related to opioids, opioid policy, and opioid policy evidence, as well as contributions from colleagues across the country.

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OPTIC Quarterly Newsletter, Issue 16
This issue of the RAND Opioid Policy and Tools Information Center (OPTIC) newsletter features recent work on using large language models for literature review, improving treatment outcomes, and other thought-provoking research across the nation on opioid-related topics.
Sep 8, 2025
OPTIC Quarterly Newsletter, Issue 15
This issue of the RAND Opioid Policy and Tools Information Center (OPTIC) newsletter features recent work on buprenorphine prescribing for older adults, making sense of policy evaluations, other thought-provoking research across the nation, and upcoming presentations on opioid-related topics.
Mar 17, 2025
OPTIC Quarterly Newsletter, Issue 14
This issue of the RAND Opioid Policy and Tools Information Center (OPTIC) newsletter features recent work on the complexity of naloxone distribution, MOUD in community mental health facilities, other thought-provoking research across the nation, and upcoming presentations on opioid-related topics.
Aug 13, 2024
OPTIC Quarterly Newsletter, Issue 13
This issue of the RAND Opioid Policy and Tools Information Center (OPTIC) newsletter features recent work on trends in Buprenorphine treatment, policies to improved OUD treatment retention, other thought-provoking research across the nation, and upcoming presentations on opioid-related topics.
Jan 4, 2024
OPTIC Quarterly Newsletter, Issue 12
This issue of the RAND Opioid Policy and Tools Information Center (OPTIC) newsletter features recent work on understanding the rise in overdose deaths, trends in methadone dispensing, other thought-provoking research across the nation, and upcoming presentations on opioid-related topics.
Jul 19, 2023
OPTIC Newsletter, Special Edition: Update on Allocating Opioid Settlement Funds
This special issue of the RAND Opioid Policy and Tools Information Center (OPTIC) newsletter highlights a valuable source of reliable information about the current status of opioid settlement fund allocation, including the idiosyncrasies of state-specific agreements and reporting requirements..
Apr 27, 2023
OPTIC Quarterly Newsletter, Issue 11
This issue of the RAND Opioid Policy and Tools Information Center (OPTIC) newsletter features recent work on expanding access to MOUD, resources for policymakers, other thought-provoking research across the nation, and upcoming presentations on opioid-related topics.
Mar 23, 2023
OPTIC Quarterly Newsletter, Issue 10
This issue of the RAND Opioid Policy and Tools Information Center (OPTIC) newsletter features recent work on concurrent state and federal health policies for opioid use disorder, naloxone access, other thought-provoking research across the nation, and upcoming presentations on opioid-related topics.
Nov 14, 2022