This 2-hour online course offers a streamlined alternative to traditional 8-hour buprenorphine training, providing a fast and efficient way to equip prescribers with the knowledge needed to effectively treat patients with opioid use disorder.

This one-hour, journal article-based activity examines associations between social-environmental vulnerability (SEV), healthcare service presence, and opioid overdose rate acceleration across rural and urban communities in the United States. Learners will explore how vulnerability and geographic context are associated with differences in overdose trends and examine the relationship between the presence of opioid treatment programs (OTPs) and primary care providers (PCPs) services and overdose rate acceleration. The article also considers how healthcare service presence in high-vulnerability communities may inform strategies to address geographic and social disparities in opioid overdose outcomes.

This one-hour, journal article-based activity examines differences in medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) implementation between primary care clinics and specialty addiction treatment programs. Learners will explore how organizational capacity, workforce characteristics, implementation climate, and community-level factors influence the adoption and delivery of MOUD across treatment settings. The article also examines opportunities to tailor implementation strategies to address setting-specific barriers, improve access to evidence-based treatment, and support equitable expansion of MOUD services for individuals with opioid use disorder.

In this episode of ASAM Practice Pearls, Dr. Stephen Taylor welcomes Dr. Itai Danovitch to discuss the descriptive term polysubstance use and methods for evaluating and managing patients with polysubstance intoxication and unknown toxidromes. The conversation covers strategies for assessing altered mental status, maintaining a broad differential diagnosis, safely managing agitation, and providing supportive care while avoiding common cognitive biases. This episode offers listeners practical insights for navigating clinical uncertainty and supporting patients from stabilization to treatment engagement.