Implementing harm reduction kits in an office-based addiction treatment program.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The rising rates of drug use-related complications call for a paradigm shift in the care for people who use drugs. While addiction treatment and harm reduction have historically been siloed in the US, co-location of these services in office-based addiction treatment (OBAT) settings offers a more realistic and patient-centered approach. We describe a quality improvement program on integrating harm reduction kits into an urban OBAT clinic.

Methods

After engaging appropriate stakeholders and delivering clinician and staff trainings on safer use best practices, we developed a clinical workflow for universal offering and distribution of pre-packaged kits coupled with patient-facing educational handouts. We assessed: (1) kit uptake with kit number and types distributed;

SUBMITTER: Shang M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10621216 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature