Boxes of Naloxone sit on a shelf inside the OHSU pharmacy in Portland. OHSU has established national leadership in addiction medicine, including through promoting widespread access and distribution of naloxone to reverse overdoses. (OHSU) (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

Oregon Health & Science University has established national leadership in the field of addiction medicine. In the hospital, OHSU provides addiction intervention for patients hospitalized with infections and other acute medical conditions caused by their underlying substance use disorder — an initiative that has become a national model. Across the state of Oregon, OHSU addiction medicine specialists are working with health care professionals and community leaders to improve addiction care in urban and rural areas alike. OHSU’s addiction medicine program trains community providers and health care professionals receiving medical training at OHSU, recognizing that addiction is a medical condition affecting the wider community, and not a moral failing limited to individuals. 

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• Click here to learn about Project IMPACT, which works to change the standard of care for hospitalized adults with substance use disorders.
• Click here to learn about the Harm Reduction & BRidges to Care (HRBR), which provides low-barrier, on-demand access to medications for addiction treatment.