Case Studies
In rural communities and urban centers, opioid and stimulant use disorders happen to people of all racial, ethnic, socioeconomic and educational backgrounds. The Opioid Response Network is designed to confront this public health crisis. Through our vast national network, we’re promoting the use of evidence-based practices to meet locally identified needs. Explore below and learn about our work.
Working with tribal prevention programs to build youth engagement
Faith-Based Outreach Program Addresses Opioid and Stimulant Use Disorders…
Treating HIV and substance use disorders in gay Black men
New RI Program will Divert Individuals with Substance Use Disorders from…
Other Case Studies
Overcoming Barriers Facing the Deaf Community Confronting Treatment and Recovery Programs
Individuals who are Deaf and use sign language to communicate are confronted with many barriers accessing and engaging in substance use disorder treatment and recovery support services. Furthermore, service providers are not always aware of established practices...
Local Community Group Finds Common Ground with the Nation’s First 24/7 Opioid Treatment on Demand (OTOD) Clinic
In response to a request for technical assistance, the Arizona Opioid Response Network team helped the nation’s first 24/7 Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) in Phoenix, Arizona form a collaborative working relationship with a local community task force to have the...
ORN Using Novel Approach to Help South Dakota Address Local Needs
The South Dakota Department of Social Services reached out to the Opioid Response Network (ORN) for help establishing evidence-based best practices for addressing opioid use disorder (OUD). Tiffany Wolfgang, the state’s Behavioral Health Services Division Director,...
ORN Partners with CA to Address Post Incarceration Drug Overdose Deaths
ORN worked with California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS) on developing a roadmap to increase access to evidence-based treatment for its 35 correctional settings and an estimated 100,000 inmates with substance use disorders. With help from ORN, CCHCS aims...
Texas Goes Big with “ORN Online Grand Rounds” Targeting FQHCs
With the many challenges facing communities around the opioid crisis, Texas took charge and created the "Texas ORN Grand Rounds" to help providers through the use of evidence-based practices address their local needs around the prevention, treatment and recovery of...