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Policies & Programs, filtered by "Alcohol and Drug Use" and "Improve access to substance abuse counseling and treatment"

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Access to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder

Expert Opinion

Provide medications such as methadone along with counseling and behavioral therapies to individuals diagnosed with opioid addiction and dependence in outpatient, residential, and hospital settings; often called MAT

Alcohol and Drug Use

Alcohol screening & brief intervention

Scientifically Supported

Identify persons with harmful alcohol consumption before consequences become pronounced and motivate them to address existing or potential alcohol problems

Alcohol and Drug Use

Drug courts

Scientifically Supported

Use specialized courts to offer criminal offenders with drug dependency problems an alternative to adjudication or incarceration

Community Safety  ·  Alcohol and Drug Use

Family treatment drug courts

Scientifically Supported

Use specialized courts to work with parents involved in the child welfare system who may lose custody of their children due to substance abuse

Community Safety  ·  Alcohol and Drug Use