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MONTHLY | September 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.
Program development and implementation outcomes of a statewide addiction consultation service: Maryland Addiction Consultation Service (MACS)
The very first publication about MACS written by team members and stakeholders. This paper describes Maryland's approach to increase access to medication for opioid use disorders (MOUD) through development and implementation of a statewide addiction consultation service: Maryland Addiction Consultation Service (MACS).Read more...
Pain Management During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Recent recommendations for the safe use of non-opioid analgesics, opioid analgesics, and interventional pain management procedures are vital to know and understand specifically during the pandemic era. Read more...
Psychological factors associated with substance use initiation during the COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 has taken a toll on the mental health of many. In this study, the involvement of COVID-19-specific psychological factors in substance use behavior were examined and appear to be linked.Read more...
HOLIDAYS | The MACS line will be closed:
October 12 - Indigenous Peoples' Day
November 11 - Veteran's Day
#MACSpotlight - August
Get to know the MACS team!
Each month we will feature a MACS team member in the #MACSpotlight.
Follow us on social media for the next #MACSpotlight on Friday, 9/18.
What can prescribers do to make recovery support services more accessible?
Obtain your buprenorphine waiver to treat OUD: Sign up for a waiver training (below).
Practice a ‘whole person’ approach to prevention and treatment by caring for an individual’s physician and mental health simultaneously. Visit MACS' education page for trainings and resource page for clinical tools and more.
Call 1-855-337-MACS. Our team of addiction experts support prescribers and their practices in the identification and treatment of substance use disorders and chronic pain management.
Pain Awareness Month
September is also Pain Awareness Month. Each person with pain is entirely unique – which means their treatment plan should be, too. This year’s theme will focus on the vital importance of an individualized, multidisciplinary, multimodal approach to pain care.
