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Downeast Maine Mat Expansion Project: Year 2 Data Summary, Mary Lindsey Smith Phd, Evelyn Ali Bs, Tyler Egeland Ba Dec 2020

Downeast Maine Mat Expansion Project: Year 2 Data Summary, Mary Lindsey Smith Phd, Evelyn Ali Bs, Tyler Egeland Ba

Substance Use Research & Evaluation

This report summarizes the Year 2 activities of the Healthy Acadia Downeast Maine MAT Expansion Project. Through a collaborative effort of Healthy Acadia, its providers, the Downeast Substance Treatment Network and Downeast Substance Use Response Coalition, the project utilized multiple evidence-based strategies to combat opioid use disorder (OUD) in Downeast Maine.

FMI: M. Lindsey Smith, PhD, m.lindsey.smith@maine.edu


Health Access Network: Mehaf Addiction Care Program, Mary Lindsey Smith Phd, Katie Rosingana Ba, Rachel M. Gallo Mph, Evelyn Ali Bs Jan 2020

Health Access Network: Mehaf Addiction Care Program, Mary Lindsey Smith Phd, Katie Rosingana Ba, Rachel M. Gallo Mph, Evelyn Ali Bs

Substance Use Research & Evaluation

No abstract provided.


Mat Program Patient Satisfaction Survey: Mehaf Addiction Care Grant Year 3, Mary Lindsey Smith Phd, Rachel M. Gallo Mph, Evelyn Ali Bs Jan 2020

Mat Program Patient Satisfaction Survey: Mehaf Addiction Care Grant Year 3, Mary Lindsey Smith Phd, Rachel M. Gallo Mph, Evelyn Ali Bs

Substance Use Research & Evaluation

No abstract provided.


Healthy Acadia Mehaf Addiction Care Program. Year Three Summary, Mary Lindsey Smith Phd, Katie Rosingana Ba, Evelyn Ali Bs, Rachel M. Gallo Mph, Tyler Egeland Ba Jan 2020

Healthy Acadia Mehaf Addiction Care Program. Year Three Summary, Mary Lindsey Smith Phd, Katie Rosingana Ba, Evelyn Ali Bs, Rachel M. Gallo Mph, Tyler Egeland Ba

Substance Use Research & Evaluation

No abstract provided.


York Hospital Recovery Center's Medication-Assisted Treatment Program. Mehaf Addiction Care Grant Year 3, Mary Lindsey Smith Phd, Rachel M. Gallo Mph, Olivia Dooley Mpa Jan 2020

York Hospital Recovery Center's Medication-Assisted Treatment Program. Mehaf Addiction Care Grant Year 3, Mary Lindsey Smith Phd, Rachel M. Gallo Mph, Olivia Dooley Mpa

Substance Use Research & Evaluation

No abstract provided.


Harm Reduction In The Emergency Department, Alexa J. Golden Jan 2020

Harm Reduction In The Emergency Department, Alexa J. Golden

Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects

The number of overdose deaths in Vermont has been trending up over the past several years. A majority of these fatalities involved synthetic opioid fentanyl. The Emergency Department (ED) at Central Vermont Medical Center delivers medication assisted treatment (MAT) through the Rapid Access to MAT (RAM) program. This program has connected many people in the region to treatment for opiate use disorder. However it was identified that we lacked connection to harm reduction services for those not interested in MAT. Harm reduction education was provided for recovery coaches and ED nursing staff. Harm reduction kits containing life-saving supplies such as …


Hhhn Clinicians' Beliefs, Barriers, And Motivations Surrounding Mat, Casandra Nowicki Jan 2020

Hhhn Clinicians' Beliefs, Barriers, And Motivations Surrounding Mat, Casandra Nowicki

Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects

Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) consists of using medications that act on the same receptors as opioids to treat opioid use disorder (OUD). MAT providers require formal training and a DEA waiver in order to prescribe certain medications. Providers were asked to complete a survey about the beliefs, barriers, and motivations surrounding MAT to provide valuable insight into what the future of MAT might look like at a specific nonprofit network of community health centers in upstate New York.