ADM Special Populations & Cultural Considerations Flashcards
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Why are social determinants of health significant in addiction medicine?
Answer: Factors such as housing, employment, and poverty significantly influence SUD risk and recovery
Social determinants—including housing instability, unemployment, and poverty—significantly influence both the risk of developing SUD and the likelihood of successful long-term recovery.
Which strategy describes delivering addiction treatment services where patients live or congregate rather than requiring them to come to a clinic?
Answer: Outreach-based or 'meeting patients where they are' treatment
Outreach-based treatment brings addiction services into communities, shelters, and streets rather than requiring patients to navigate traditional clinic-based systems.
Harm reduction as a public health strategy in addiction medicine primarily aims to:
Answer: Reduce the negative consequences of substance use while engaging patients in care
Harm reduction strategies aim to reduce health, social, and economic harms associated with substance use without requiring abstinence as a prerequisite, thereby engaging more people in care.
Needle and syringe service programs (NSPs) are associated with which well-documented public health outcome?
Answer: Reduced HIV and hepatitis C transmission among people who inject drugs
Evidence consistently shows needle and syringe service programs reduce HIV and hepatitis C transmission among people who inject drugs without increasing drug use in communities.
The Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000 (DATA 2000) was a landmark because it:
Answer: Allowed qualified physicians to prescribe buprenorphine for OUD in office-based settings
DATA 2000 allowed qualified physicians to prescribe buprenorphine for opioid use disorder outside specialized opioid treatment programs, dramatically expanding access to MAT in office-based settings.
Which US federal legislation eliminated the DEA X-waiver requirement, allowing any DEA-licensed practitioner to prescribe buprenorphine for opioid use disorder?
Answer: The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 eliminated the DEA X-waiver requirement, allowing any DEA-licensed practitioner to prescribe buprenorphine for OUD and greatly expanding treatment access.