The latest substance use disorder treatment education, resources, and news
MONTHLY | May 2020
MACS provides support to Maryland prescribers and their practices in addressing the needs of their patients with substance use disorders and chronic pain management.
Pain Management Best Practices from Multispecialty Organizations during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Public Health Crises
These guidelines offer a framework for pain practitioners and institutions to balance the often-conflicting goals of risk mitigation for health care providers and patients, conservation of resources, and access to pain management services. If more support is needed, MACS can help.
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Francis S. Collins, Ph.D., director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and Nora Volkow, Ph.D., director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), discussed the latest developments of the Helping to End Addiction Long-term (HEAL) Initiative at a virtual plenary session at this year’s Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit.
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News from the MACS team:
Outcomes for patients receiving telemedicine-delivered medication-based treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: A retrospective chart review
A group of MACS Consultants and their colleagues at the University of Maryland School of Medicine co-authored this retrospective review. Findings showed telemedicine-delivered medications for opioid use disorder yielded retention and drug use outcomes comparable to in-person encounters. Read more...
MACS team members’ posters received national recognition for work with MACS and in the field of substance use disorder treatment