Substance Use Disorders

August 1, 2020
Addressing Substance Use in Behavioral Health Crisis Care: A Companion Resource to the SAMHSA Crisis Toolkit
Issue Brief | Publication
Substance use disorders cannot be an afterthought in our approach to crisis care. Fourth in the National Association of…
July 22, 2020
State Strategies to Support Access to SUD Treatment Services through the COVID-19 Pandemic
Issue Brief | Publication
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, many governors were looking for ways to strengthen substance use disorder (SUD) provider capacity…
July 4, 2019
Review of State Strategies to Expand Medication-Assisted Treatment
Report | Publication
This report is intended to support state Medicaid agencies and payers in improving access to substance use disorder treatment,…
June 24, 2019
Leveraging Medicaid to Combat the Opioid Epidemic: How Leader States and Health Plans Deliver Evidence-Based Treatment
Media | Publication
In "State Strategies to Expand Medication-Assisted Treatment," TAC and its partners reported on approaches successfully taken by states to…
March 4, 2019
State Approaches to Developing the Residential Treatment Continuum for Substance Use Disorders
Report | Publication
Learn how state Medicaid agencies are taking action to expand the continuum of care available to Medicaid recipients with…
November 8, 2018
The Role State Mental Health Authorities Can Play in Delivery of Integrated Primary and Behavioral Health Care for People with Serious Mental Illness, including those with Co-occurring Substance Use Disorders
| Publication
Authored by TAC Senior Consultant Sherry Lerch, this working paper is part of a series compiled by the Technical…
October 10, 2018
Recovery Housing and the Importance of Choice
Mental Health & Substance Use | Blog Post
Two recognized housing approaches intended to help people with substance use disorders transition from homelessness are “recovery housing” and…
June 12, 2018
Using Value-Based Payment to Encourage Integrated Substance Use Disorder Care — The First Steps
Mental Health & Substance Use | Blog Post
TAC and the Center for Health Care Strategies set out to learn how states and health plans are beginning move toward…
June 5, 2018
Exploring Value-Based Payment to Encourage Substance Use Disorder Treatment in Primary Care
Report | Publication
Expanding the capacity and ability of primary care providers to assess and treat substance use disorders is critical. With…
June 5, 2018
Integrating Substance Use Disorder Treatment & Mainstream Medical Care: Four Ground-Level Experiences
Report | Publication
This brief offers four examples of the integration of SUD treatment and mainstream medical care. Rather than search for…