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The Indiana General Assembly has passed two laws with requirements that will go into effect on January 1st, 2021 and include mandates for prescribing controlled substances. The first law will require a mandatory INSPECT query before an opioid or benzodiazepine is prescribed. While this requirement has been in effect for pain management clinics and hospitals since 2018 it has not applied to all controlled substance registration holders. The second law will require a schedule II, III, IV or V controlled substance prescription covered by Medicare part D drug to be “transmitted electronically”. To read more on this Senate Bill (SEA 176), click here.
 The updated TIP, published by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, SAMHSA, is designed to help providers better understand how to identify, manage, and prevent substance misuse among older individuals. This new manual describes the signs and symptoms of substance use disorder (SUD) in older adults. The manual includes drug and alcohol use disorder tools, assessments and treatments tailored for older client’s needs, as well as the connection between SUD’s and cognitive impairment. Finally, TIP discusses strategies to help providers improve their client’s social functioning and overall wellness.
 Each year, a significant number of individuals cycles in and out of jails, with most of these individuals returning to their communities post-incarceration. Those with a substance use disorder (SUD) experience difficulty integrating back into society. There are many factors that can impact reentry, such as family support, stable housing, education, employment, and access to behavioral health and other health services. A large body of research suggests that peers can influence reentry outcomes in either a positive or negative way.
Peer Recovery Supports Services (PRSS) use the power of peers - people who have experience with addiction, recovery and successful reentry - to help these individuals integrate into the community successfully and to prevent recidivism. Two key processes that individuals with prior experience with reentry engage in to facilitate successful re-entry are recovery coaching and mentoring. The coaching process includes one-to-one support over an extended period of time, wheras the coaching supports an individual’s chosen pathway to recovery, which often includes navigating the SUD treatment system.
The National Center for State Courts, Center of Behavioral Health and Justice at Wayne State University is asking for participants to take part in a 15-20-minute survey. The purpose of this survey is to collect information from both judges and court professionals who work in either local or regional problem-solving courts, specialty courts or other judicially-led division program. The information from the survey will help to facilitate discussions on policy and practice changes at the local, state, and national level as developed in response to the current pandemic.
Judges/Coordinators/Attorneys, take the survey here.
Community supervision agencies, take the survey here.
Treatment Providers/ Peer Support, take the survey here.
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