Question 1 of 6
As of September 2019, how much total funding did the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) allocate to the 50 states, U.S. territories and the District of Columbia as part of the State Opioid Response grant program?
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Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2019, September 4). State opioid response grants by state. Retrieved from <a href="https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2019/09/04/state-opioid-response-grants-by-state.html" target="_blank">https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2019/09/04/state-opioid-response-grants-by-state.html</a>
That is incorrect. The correct answer is C.
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Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2019, September 4). State opioid response grants by state. Retrieved from <a href="https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2019/09/04/state-opioid-response-grants-by-state.html" target="_blank">https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2019/09/04/state-opioid-response-grants-by-state.html</a>
Question 2 of 6
The HEALing Communities Study—led jointly by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and SAMHSA—is testing evidence-based interventions in communities with high rates of opioid-related mortality.
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The study’s goal is to reduce opioid fatalities by what percentage in 3 years?
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Source: RTI International. (2019, April 18). <a href="https://www.rti.org/news/rti-international-coordinate-national-study-reduce-opioid-fatalities?utm_campaign=SSES_SPHERE_ALL_LeadGen2020&utm_source=RTIwebsite&utm_medium=Website&utm_content=RxSummit2020Quiz" target="_blank">RTI International to coordinate national study to reduce opioid fatalities.</a>
That is incorrect. The correct answer is C.
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Source: RTI International. (2019, April 18). <a href="https://www.rti.org/news/rti-international-coordinate-national-study-reduce-opioid-fatalities?utm_campaign=SSES_SPHERE_ALL_LeadGen2020&utm_source=RTIwebsite&utm_medium=Website&utm_content=RxSummit2020Quiz" target="_blank">RTI International to coordinate national study to reduce opioid fatalities.</a>
Question 3 of 6
A prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) helps improve opioid prescribing practices by tracking controlled substance prescriptions within a state. PDMPs are maintained on the state level, and each state has different policies about which classes of medications are included, PDMP use requirements and more.
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According to the American Medical Association, how many PDMP queries were made in 2018?
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Source: American Medical Association. (2019). Physicians’ progress toward ending the nation’s opioid epidemic. Retrieved from end-opioid-epidemic.org website: <a href="https://www.end-opioid-epidemic.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/AMA-Opioid-Task-Force-2019-Progress-Report-web-1.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.end-opioid-epidemic.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/AMA-Opioid-Task-Force-2019-Progress-Report-web-1.pdf</a>
That is incorrect. The correct answer is D.
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Source: American Medical Association. (2019). Physicians’ progress toward ending the nation’s opioid epidemic. Retrieved from end-opioid-epidemic.org website: <a href="https://www.end-opioid-epidemic.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/AMA-Opioid-Task-Force-2019-Progress-Report-web-1.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.end-opioid-epidemic.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/AMA-Opioid-Task-Force-2019-Progress-Report-web-1.pdf</a>
Question 4 of 6
State and local organizations are looking at policy to help expand access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT).
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In 2018, what percentage of U.S. substance use disorder (SUD) treatment facilities offered buprenorphine MAT services for opioid use disorder (OUD)?
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Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2019). National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS): 2018: Data on substance abuse treatment facilities. Retrieved from <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/dasis2/nssats/NSSATS-2018-R.pdf" target="_blank">https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/dasis2/nssats/NSSATS-2018-R.pdf</a>
That is incorrect. The correct answer is B.
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Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2019). National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS): 2018: Data on substance abuse treatment facilities. Retrieved from <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/dasis2/nssats/NSSATS-2018-R.pdf" target="_blank">https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/dasis2/nssats/NSSATS-2018-R.pdf</a>
Question 5 of 6
State Medicaid programs are the largest payers of substance use treatment costs; what percentage of these programs <u>do not</u> cover peer recovery support services for beneficiaries with SUD?
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Source: RTI International. (2019, August 8). <a href="https://www.rti.org/insights/recovery-support-services-medicaid-beneficiaries?utm_campaign=SSES_SPHERE_ALL_LeadGen2020&utm_source=RTIwebsite&utm_medium=Website&utm_content=RxSummit2020Quiz" target="_blank">Recovery support services for Medicaid beneficiaries.</a>
That is incorrect. The correct answer is B.
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Source: RTI International. (2019, August 8). <a href="https://www.rti.org/insights/recovery-support-services-medicaid-beneficiaries?utm_campaign=SSES_SPHERE_ALL_LeadGen2020&utm_source=RTIwebsite&utm_medium=Website&utm_content=RxSummit2020Quiz" target="_blank">Recovery support services for Medicaid beneficiaries.</a>
Question 6 of 6
Rural communities face unique challenges in addressing the opioid epidemic compared to urban communities. Between 1999 and 2015, drug overdose deaths in <u>metropolitan areas</u> increased by 198%.
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In that same time period, by what percentage did drug overdose deaths increase in <u>rural counties</u>?
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Source: Office of National Drug Control Policy. (n.d.). Rural action community guide. Building stronger, healthy, drug-free communities. Retrieved from USDA website: <a href="https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/rural-community-action-guide.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/rural-community-action-guide.pdf</a>.
That is incorrect. The correct answer is D.
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Source: Office of National Drug Control Policy. (n.d.). Rural action community guide. Building stronger, healthy, drug-free communities. Retrieved from USDA website: <a href="https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/rural-community-action-guide.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/rural-community-action-guide.pdf</a>.