The latest education, resources, and news for substance use services and pain management
MONTHLY | December 2020
MACS provides support to Maryland prescribers and their practices in addressing the needs of their patients with substance use disorders and chronic pain management.
Addressing Unhealthy Alcohol Use and the HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Care Continuum in Primary Care: A Scoping Review
Primary care providers can help mitigate the risk of HIV among people with unhealthy alcohol use. This article examined if individuals with unhealthy alcohol use at increased risk of HIV could benefit from PrEP in the primary care setting. Read more...
Systemic Racism and Substance Use Disorders
This article provides an overview of the racial inequities in substance use disorder treatment and the underlying historical and legal factors of systemic racism, and recommendations for more racially equitable care.Read more...
Understanding Buprenorphine for Use in Chronic Pain: Expert Opinion
An expert panel developed these recommendations as a framework for clinicians to address most clinical scenarios regarding buprenorphine use.Read more...
Learn more about prescribing buprenorphine for chronic pain and register for the upcoming webinar. Details in the education section.
Opioid Use Disorder in Women and the Implications for Treatment
There are significant practice gaps in preventing rising death rates among women by opioid overdose, treating co‐occurring psychiatric disorders and pain, and treating perinatal women with opioid use disorder and their infants.
