Local EMS Lead the Country with Opioid Treatment Model
This EMS project has the potential not only to save lives in the community of Contra Costa County but to serve as a model for similar interventions across the state and nation.
HHS Moves to Exempt Physicians From X-waiver Requirements
New proposed guidelines may exempt physicians from the X-waiver requirement, with no limitations on prescribing buprenorphine for opioid use disorder treatment for emergency physicians and other hospital-based physicians.
Champion Story: Dr. Meggie Woods
Dr. Meggie Woods is a hospital champion for the CA Bridge program at Sutter Health, Alta Bates Summit in Oakland, CA. As a program champion, Dr. Woods ensures that the innovative program model is represented by at least one doctor within the hospital...
Fighting for a Better Future
Structural racism in this country is a public health emergency that intersects squarely with the opioid epidemic and our work in addiction medicine. We are dedicated to de-stigmatizing substance use, in the broad context of health equity and the ongoing legacy of racism.
Behavioral Health Pilot Project
The Behavioral Health Pilot Project (BHPP) is based on the successful CA Bridge model that combines Medication for Addiction Treatment (MAT) in hospital emergency departments with support from a substance use counselor to help people get into ongoing substance use treatment.
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Postoverdose Initiation of Buprenorphine After Naloxone-Precipitated Withdrawal Is Encouraged as a Standard Practice in the CA Bridge Network of Hospitals GalleryPostoverdose Initiation of Buprenorphine After Naloxone-Precipitated Withdrawal Is Encouraged as a Standard Practice in the CA Bridge Network of Hospitals
Postoverdose Initiation of Buprenorphine After Naloxone-Precipitated Withdrawal Is Encouraged as a Standard Practice in the CA Bridge Network of Hospitals
Co-Principal Investigator, Andrew A. Herring MD, recently wrote a letter to the editor of …