Finding Support for Patients with Substance Use Disorder The National Clinician Consultation Center provides free consultations for CA health care providers seeking guidance on managing patients with SUD. You can also explore the Atlas Treatment Locator, a robust resource for you or your patients to find treatment that fits their needs. January 17, 2024 Opioids/Substance Use prescribing buprenorphine, substance use disorder, SUD, treatment locator Read More »
Substance Misuse Prevention Month: Updates & Resources October is Adult and Youth Substance Misuse Prevention Month. Find resources as well as updates on prescribing buprenorphine and OTC naloxone. October 25, 2023 Opioids/Substance Use buprenorphine, CURES, OUD Read More »
Updated Training Requirements for Prescribing Controlled Substances The MATE Act established updated training requirements for physicians prescribing controlled substances. April 7, 2023 Opioids/Substance Use buprenorphine, MAT, MATE, OUD training Read More »
X-Waiver Eliminated, Removing Barriers to Substance Use Treatment In a national effort to facilitate the treatment of Opioid Use Disorder (OUD), practitioners no longer need to apply for an x-waiver. Find out what these changes mean for physicians. March 8, 2023 Opioids/Substance Use buprenorphine, MAT, medication assisted treatment, opioid use disorder treatment, OUD, x-waiver Read More »
E-Prescribing Requirement The electronic prescribing requirement went into effect January 1, 2022. Many resources are available to assist physicians in implementing this practice. Board of Pharmacy issues guidance on written scripts. January 14, 2022 Opioids/Substance Use electronic prescription, e-prescribing, pharmacy, prescribing Read More »
New Option for Completing Pain Management CME Requirement A new law took effect on January 1, 2019 that updated the mandatory continuing medical education (CME) requirement for pain management. This new law creates an alternative method by which physicians can satisfy the California’s pain management CME requirement. July 2, 2019 Opioids/Substance Use CME, Medical Board of California, medical licensing, pain management Read More »
Increase in Public Naloxone Use in SF Data suggests that in San Francisco, individuals of the public who carry naloxone, the opioid-overdose reversal drug, may be reversing as many overdoses as paramedics, or more. June 13, 2019 Opioids/Substance Use Naloxone, Opioids, Public Health Read More »
National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Residents of Alameda and Contra Costa county may drop off their unused or out-of-date medications on Saturday, April 27, 2019. April 2, 2019 Opioids/Substance Use Prescription Medications, Public Health Read More »
Online Drug Take-Back Database The California State Board of Pharmacy has launched a searchableonline databaseto help patients find a pharmacy anywhere in the state to safely dispose of unwanted or expired prescription or over-the-counter drugs, including controlled substances. September 21, 2018 Opioids/Substance Use Health, Public Read More »
Local Opioid Overdose Deaths Fell in 2017 The ACCMA-led East Bay Safe Prescribing Coalition was recognized in a recentSan Francisco Chroniclearticle about the nearly 50% reduction in opioid overdose deaths in Alameda County from 2015 to 2017. June 27, 2018 Opioids/Substance Use Health, Public Read More »