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Preliminary Results of the Evaluation of the California Hub and Spoke Program
Preliminary results of the evaluation of of the California Hub and Spoke Program are presented in the January 2020 edition of the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. Some highlights of the evaluation include: California's Hub and Spoke model has increased access to...
Fentanyl Crisis as a Poisoning Outbreak
In an LA Times Commentary and Blog Post, RAND authors Beau Kilmer and Bryce Pardo suggest the fentanyl crisis should be viewed as a poisoning outbreak, rather than a drug epidemic. In 2018, two-thirds of opioid overdoses included synthetic opioids such as fentanyl....
New Resources Highlight the Impact of the MAT Expansion Project
The following two resources, available on CaliforniaMAT.org, summarize the results of the MAT Expansion Project: Impact of the MAT Expansion Project flyer — a high level summary of the impact projects are making across the state. DHCS Approach to the Opioid Crisis —...
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