Our News
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INFOGRAPHIC: Recent stats on Medications to Treat Opioid Use (MOUD) for incarcerated pregnant women.
INFOGRAPHIC: Recent stats on us of Medications to Treat Opioid Use ( MOUD) for incarcerated pregnant women. View infographic: INFOGRAPHIC Prison MAT paper
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PRISM Learning Community- November 2021 Newsletter. Monthly collection of resources and information from ASTHO and AMCHP
Read the November here. PRISM Monthly Digest November 2021
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INFOGRAPHIC: Buprenorphine-Naloxone as a Medication to Treat Opioid Use Disorder Among Pregnant Women
Buprenorphine-Naloxone as a Medication to Treat Opioid Use Disorder Among Pregnant Women Research reaffirms the efficacy, safety, and access of buprenorphine-naloxone as a medication to treat opioid use disorder (MOUD) among women in pregnancy. What The Data Says • Findings from a systemic review, meta-analysis, and subgroup analysis reinforce previous support indicating buprenorphine-naloxone during … Read more
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Horizons Homestead Coming Soon, New Community Includes Graduate Housing
We are thrilled to announce the launch of our Horizons Homestead project today. Horizons Homestead is a 32 unit apartment community that will provide residential housing for the mothers and children participating in our treatment program, integrated into a diverse and conveniently located neighborhood in Chapel Hill. And for the first time on a meaningful … Read more
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INFOGRAPHIC: Sex And Female Empowerment (SAFE): A Successful Sexual Health Intervention For Women In Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)
INFOGRAPHIC: Sex And Female Empowerment (SAFE): A Successful Sexual Health Intervention For Women In Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) SAFE infographic:Sex and Female Empowerment PDF
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UNC OB/GYN HORIZONS program featured in the National Institute On Drug Abuse’s (NIDA) article “Your Words Matter”
The UNC OB/GYN HORIZONS program is featured in the National Institute On Drug Abuse’s (NIDA) article “Your Words Matter” — an article offering information on how to use terms and first-person language to reduce stigma and negative bias when discussing addiction or substance abuse with pregnant women and mothers. UNC OB/GYN HORIZONS is a substance … Read more
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Infographic: Coronavirus And Access To Barriers For Pregnant Patients Seeking Treatment For Opioid Use Disorder
https://www.med.unc.edu/obgyn/horizons/wp-content/uploads/sites/790/2021/05/COVID-PREGNANCY-NC-1.pdf
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The Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts Provides Funding for Jenna’s Project
As the opioid epidemic has swept NC, the proportion of women at Horizons for whom opioids are the primary substance of abuse has increased steadily – to around 70%. The majority have legal system involvement and are at very high risk of relapse and overdose post-incarceration. One such woman was Jenna, a Horizons graduate. After … Read more
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Team Hero: Elisabeth Johnson, PhD, NP, family nurse practitioner and the Director of Health Services for Horizons
Every day, Dr. Johnson’s smiling face can be seen moving between patient rooms in the Horizons’ onsite OB/GYN clinic, leading the weekly women’s health group, triaging medical questions/concerns for the women and children to prevent unnecessary urgent care and ER visits, consulting with other staff members on patient cases, and training a new generation of … Read more
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NIH HEAL Initiative Advisory Board, Hendrée Jones, Ph.D.
The Helping to End Addiction Long-termSM Initiative, or NIH HEAL InitiativeSM, is an aggressive, trans-agency effort to speed scientific solutions to stem the national opioid public health crisis. Hendrée Jones, Ph.D., is an internationally recognized expert in the development and examination of both behavioral and pharmacologic treatments for pregnant women and their children in risky … Read more