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COVID-19 Pandemic Provides Opportunity To Realign Self-Help Groups With Medications For People With Opioid Use Disorder
In this article from Health Affairs, Hefei Wen and coauthors analyze national data on opioid addiction treatment. In response to world events, the authors put their work in the context of the current COVID-19 crisis.
CDC HIV Surveillance Special Report: HIV Infection Risk, Prevention, and Testing Behaviors Among Persons Who Inject Drugs
This CDC infographic details findings from National Behavioral Surveillance on behaviors of people who inject drugs in relation to HIV risk, prevention, and testing.
Addiction Center Glossary of Drug Street Names
Use this glossary to see the brand, generic, and street names of various drugs.
Validation of a Brief Measure of Opioid Dependence: The Rapid Opioid Dependence Screen (RODS)
This study reports on the initial validation of the RODS among a sample of 97 newly incarcerated, HIV-positive individuals.
PEG13: A Three-Item Scale Assessing Pain
Development and Initial Validation of the PEG, a Three-item Scale Assessing Pain Intensity and Interference
Opioid Risk Tool (ORT)
The Opioid Risk Tool (ORT) is a brief, self-report screening tool designed for use with adult patients in primary care settings to assess the risk for opioid abuse among individuals prescribed opioids for the treatment of chronic pain.
NIDA Quick Screen
Details the NIDA Quick Screen with a reflex to NIDA-Modified ASSIST.
Diagnosis, Intractability, Risk, and Efficacy (DIRE)
DIRE Score: Patient Selection for Chronic Opioid Analgesia
Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale
This tool can be used in both inpatient and outpatient settings to reproducibly rate common signs and symptoms of opiate withdrawal and monitor these symptoms over time.