Substance Use Disorder

Whole-Person Care for People Experiencing Homelessness and Opioid Use Disorder Toolkit, Part 1: Understanding Homelessness and Opioid Use Disorder, Supporting Recovery, and Best Practices in Whole-Person Care

SAMHSA’s Homeless and Housing Resource Center | Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a complex brain disease that may be present alongside or contribute to additional mental and physical health conditions, as well as social, legal, and other challenges. Impacted individuals may be unable to access or obtain housing, health and/or behavioral health care, and recovery […]

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Healing Hands: Treatment Models for Non-Opioid Substance Use Amongst Populations Experiencing Homelessness

This issue will focus a lens on treatment by first examining treatment models and pharmacological interventions for substance use disorder, followed by information about additional tools that may assist care providers in providing comprehensive client-centered, trauma-informed physical and mental health care and harm reduction interventions. This issue will focus on treatment options and models for

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Healing Hands: Non-Opioid Substance Use, Mental Health, & Homelessness

This issue of Healing Hands will discuss the following: • The current opioid crisis in the United States; • The use of non-opioid substances amongst people experiencing homelessness; • Key issues that intersect with substance use and mental health in homeless populations; • Commonly-used substances such as alcohol, methamphetamines, cocaine and rock cocaine, and synthetic

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Addressing the Opioid Epidemic: How the Opioid Crisis Affects Homeless Populations

Brett Poe and Alaina Boyer, National Health Care for the Homeless Council This fact sheet examines how the opioid crisis affects people without homes. America is facing an opioid crisis, and that epidemic has significantly impacted people without homes. Homeless populations have higher rates of substance use disorders, poorer health, and higher mortality rates by

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Nicotine Anonymous Peer Support Groups–Can They Work in Homeless Service Settings?

Tobacco use is the single most preventable cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2014). Studies have consistently demonstrated that people who are homeless have high rates of tobacco use and high-risk smoking practices, including the misuse of tobacco products (Baggett & Rigotti, 2010; Torchalla, Strehlau,

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Medication-Assisted Treatment: Buprenorphine in the HCH Community

Heroin and prescription drug overdoses have reached epidemic levels, spurred in part by the large number of opioids prescribed for pain. In 2012, 259 million prescriptions were written for opioids in the U.S., enough to supply every American adult with their own bottle of pills. An estimated 4.5 million people were non-medical users of prescription

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Behavioral Health among Youth Experiencing Homelessness

Homeless youth represent one of the largest sub-groups of the overall homeless population in the US. In addition to their experiences with unstable housing, most face or have faced a number of adversities, including: family rejection, neglect, and abuse; economic hardship; and difficulties accessing homeless services. As a result, many homeless youth are at increased

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Adapting Your Practice: Recommendations for the Care of Homeless Patients with Opioid Use Disorders

Clinicians experienced in homeless health care routinely adapt their practice to foster better outcomes for their patients. This document was written for health care professionals, program administrators, other staff, and students serving individuals with opioid use disorders who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Its purpose is to improve patient care by enhancing understanding

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