Resources
This collection of resources consists of advocacy resources, clinical guidance, legal/policy resources, research evidence, training materials / curricula, and technical guidance for reviewing and changing policies and practices to increase access to medicines for pain / palliative care and medication assisted therapy (MAT). We have consulted with and collected resources from experts in the fields of pain management / palliative care and HIV/AIDS / MAT to find examples of best policy and guidance documents for each field. DCAM’s aim is that this website is the beginning of an ever-expanding central repository for global information on access to opioid medications for pain management and MAT to serve as an information hub for advocates around the world. To send suggestions for resources we could add to this collection, send a message on our Contact page.
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Drug Policy in Portugal: The Benefits of Decriminalizing Drug Use
In August 2011, the Open Society Foundations' Global Drug Policy Program announced the second volume in their series of reports that d... -
Opioid Substitution Therapy in Resource Poor-Settings
An article describing the need for better prevention of HIV transmission among and from injecting drug users in resource-poor settings. ... -
Ensuring Balance in National Policies on Controlled Substances, Guidance for Availability and Accessibility for Controlled Medicines
The WHO Policy Guidelines for Controlled Substances provide guidance on policies and legislation with regards to availability, accessibil... -
Implanted Buprenorphine Delivery Device May Help Fight Addiction to Heroin, Prescription Pain Relievers
A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (Vol. 304, No. 14) reports on the efficacy of an experimen... -
US FDA Approves Naltrexone Formulation to Combat Opioid Addiction
A recent Associated Press story reports that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of a Naltrexone formulation f... -
Review of Global Policy Architecture and Country Level Practice on HIV/AIDS and Drug Treatment
This review, funded by the U.K Department for International Development, provides an understanding of the gaps and opportunities for impr... -
Treating Drug Addicts Helped Curb AIDS Cases in Iran, April 2010
An Associated Press story from April, 2010 about Iran's model methadone clinics and needle exchange programs for drug addicts followin... -
Priority interventions: AIDS prevention, treatment and care in the health sector
Priority interventions: HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care in the health sector defines the essential interventions the health secto... -
Injection drug users' perceptions of drug treatment services and attitudes toward substitution therapy: A qualitative study in three Russian cities
This study explored injection drug users' (IDUs) perceptions of drug abuse treatment and treatment providers in three Russian cities as w... -
Improving coverage and scale-up of HIV prevention, treatment and care for injecting drug users: Moving the agenda forward
The significance of reaching adequate numbers of injection drug users (IDUs) with effective interventions has been universally accepted a...
