USA. Speaking the Same Language: A Toolkit for Strengthening Patient-Centered Addiction Care in the United States
USA. Speaking the Same Language: A Toolkit for Strengthening Patient-Centered Addiction Care in the United States
Why this Toolkit? Why Now?
In the face of the ongoing substance use disorder (SUD) crisis and rising overdose deaths, policymakers and other stakeholders continue seeking ways for improving SUD prevention and treatment services. While highly effective treatments for SUD are available, outcomes achieved in community settings rarely approach those that can be achieved in the best designed treatment systems. Historically, there has been significant heterogeneity across states and communities in the organization and oversight of addiction treatment systems. This has contributed to high variability in the quality of care and resulting patient outcomes. (ASAM – American Society of Addiction Medicine, November 2021)