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MAT Toolkits for the SUD Workforce
With support from DHCS, Harbage Consulting is creating a series of MAT Toolkits aimed at educating the SUD workforce about MAT and how it can help the clients they serve. The first toolkit, released in January, is aimed at informing residential treatment facilities...
Resources for Individuals with Opioid Use Disorder: Conversations with DHCS’ Marlies Perez
In two recent radio interviews, Marlies Perez, Division Chief of the Substance Use Disorder Compliance Division at DHCS, highlighted the treatment resources available to those with an opioid use disorder, including a treatment locator available at ChooseChangeCA.org....
The Use of Buprenorphine to Treat Opioid Use Disorder Quadruples Among Medi-Cal Enrollees
Between 2014 and 2018, the use of buprenorphine to treat opioid use disorder increased nearly four times among Medi-Cal enrollees, according to a recent article from California Healthline. The article also describes California MAT Expansion project efforts including a recent media campaign, Choose Change California and its treatment locator, as well as efforts to inform providers about obtaining a waiver to prescribe buprenorphine and expand MAT for tribal populations.
Visit the DHCS News Releases page to view past news releases from the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) on the DHCS Opioid Response.
Visit the Newsletters page to view past DHCS Opioid Response newsletters.