Summer 2021 has come to a close, with those high temps dropping (finally) and days feeling shorter and shorter. We hope that you enjoyed reading all of the articles that were published in SAj this summer. Just a few of the articles included “Project ECHO and primary care buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder: Implementation and clinical outcomes” that highlighted research increasing clinicians waivered to prescribe buprenorphine for treatment of opioid use disorder. In “The role of spirituality in addiction medicine: a position statement from the spirituality interest group of the international society of addiction medicine” authors described the role of spirituality and how it can serve as recovery capital for those with a substance use disorder. These are just two of the great articles that SAj had the privilege of publishing the last couple of months.
As we step into fall, we are looking forward to all the research to come! We have just recently released our first fall articles, such as “Physical therapists should play a greater role in managing patients with opioid use and opioid misuse” which aims to increase physical therapists’ knowledge and skills related to managing patients taking prescription opioid medications for pain. There is also “Health professionals’ attitudes toward medications for opioid use disorder” that advocates for an increase in knowledge about MOUD and foster interprofessional communication related to MOUD, especially between prescribers and behavioral health providers. We are excited for the rest of the articles we have planned for publication this fall to drop!
You can stay up to date with all of our articles as soon as they hit the web at Taylor & Francis. Follow us on twitter to stay up to date with everything we have coming your way this fall – stay tuned!