Abt is relying on 40 years of experience to deliver new insights and solutions that support communities and families in the fight against substance misuse. We are proud to participate in the 2021 Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit.
Sarah Shoemaker-Hunt, Ph.D., Pharm.D., will share insights during the panel, “Improving Care of Patients with Chronic Pain on Opioids: Findings and Insights from Health Systems’ Quality Improvement Initiatives,” on April 5th at 3:30 p.m. Dr. Shoemaker-Hunt will discuss her work supporting health systems and practices to improve the quality and safety of their care for patients with chronic pain on long-term opioid therapy.
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Insights and Impact
Stimulants on the Rise: Lessons from the Opioid Epidemic
Supporting Development, Dissemination and Implementation of the CDC Opioid Prescribing Guideline
Nearly 50,000 persons died of opioid overdoses in 2017, which contributed to the first-ever decline in working-age Americans’ life expectancy. A 2012 Abt Global study found wide geographic variation in opioid prescribing in the United States, indicating…
Expanding Evidence on Recovery and Reunification Interventions for Families
The child welfare system has seen recent increases in removals of children from homes where parental substance use disorder (SUD) is a contributing factor, due in part to the depth of the opioid crisis. Some parents with SUD have limited access to…
Opioid Recovery Through Workforce Development
Substance use disorders (SUDs), including opioid use disorder (OUD), represent a significant barrier to employment. Growing rates of SUDs also require a skilled workforce to help communities respond to the needs of individuals in recovery. The Department…
Managing Opioid Use and Misuse in Older Adults
Older adults are twice as likely as the general population to have pain, and clinicians often rely on opioid treatment. As a result, opioid use, misuse, and opioid use disorder have increased among older adults, who are vulnerable to adverse reactions…
Improving Patient Choice: Meaningful Measures of Home Health and Hospice Care Quality
To help patients and their families find high quality home health and hospice care, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requires support for developing and maintaining patient assessment tools and quality measures for its Home Health and…
Evaluating Maternal Opioid Misuse Initiative
The prevalence of opioid use disorder (OUD) among pregnant women and the incidence of neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) due to in-utero exposure to opioids have soared over the past two decades. The prevalence of NOWS among infants enrolled in…
Opioid Use Disorder (OUD), Housing Instability, and Housing Options for Recovery
More than six in 10 drug overdose deaths in the U.S. involve an opioid, and an estimated 91 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For the homeless who survive an opioid overdose and…