Tag: Maine
October 26, 2017
Northeast Node travels to Maine to begin Phase 1 of CTN trial with partner organization
In early October, the Northeast Node of the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network traveled to its partner network, Penobscot Community Health Care (PCHC), in Bangor, Maine, to collect qualitative data for Phase 1 of the CTN-0062-Ot-A1 study, “Implementing the Tobacco, Alcohol, Prescription medication, and Substance use/misuse (TAPS) Tool in rural federally-qualified health centers: An ancillary study of the “CDE-EHR-PC” (CTN-0062-Ot) Study.”
July 19, 2017
Maine partner named as new site in Greater New York Node CTN study
Alcohol and drug use disorders are among the top ten causes of preventable death in the United States, and only a small fraction of individuals with unhealthy substance use are served by the specialty addiction treatment system.(1-4) People with substance use disorders (SUDs) are rarely screened, assessed or treated in mainstream healthcare settings such as primary care clinics and other office-based practices. While mainstream settings represent an ideal place and context to identify SUDs and initiate treatment, efforts to integrate SUD services have largely fallen short.
November 16, 2016
Drug Reports for Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont
Each of our partnering states releases reports that compile data on their individual opioid and overdose crises. For information on each state’s individual reports, see below.
Maine
Maine’s report is released annually by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services. The 2015 Substance Abuse Trends in Maine – State Epidemiological Profile can be found here, and with previous reports on the DHHS website.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire’s report is released monthly by the New Hampshire Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Services (BDAS) Drug Monitoring Initiative. Monthly reports can be found on the BDAS website.
Vermont
Vermont’s report is released in multiple formats and can be found on the Vermont Department of Health website. A presentation report is assembled in October, which can be found here.