I-STARR (Infrastructure for Studying Treatment & Addiction Recovery Residences)
https://istarr.arg.org
(Supported by NIDA, part of the NIH HEAL Initiative (Helping to End Addiction Long-Term), and of the COARS Network (Consortium on Addiction Recovery Science)
Has many practical trainings for recovery residence operators and others on medications for opioid use disorder in recovery residences. These are at https://istarr.arg.org/register/
Or see their video library on their YouTube channel www.youtube.com/@I-STARR/videos
A few of many examples:
Medications for Opioid Use Disorder: Medication-Assisted Recovery for Beginners.
(According to SSN: this is an excellent introductory course).
(for all audiences including recovery housing stakeholders) Nov 2023
Andrew Tompkins MD, MHS, UCSF. This is an excellent fast-paced course and Professor Tompkins is a leader in the field of addiction medicine.
MAT Proficient Recovery Residences
Speaker, Jason Howell, is NARR founder, NARR Board President, and Executive Director of ‘RecoveryPeople’ which provides Technical Assistance to recovery houses. He has co-authored peer-reviewed articles in the field.
Excerpt:
“The decision taking medication for opioid use disorder, or for taking one medication over another, has to be made between the individual and the prescriber. The house manager has no business making that decision.”
“Proficiency for houses providing MAT has two dimensions: willingness, and capability . . .
“We cannot force a recovery home to be proficient in supporting people on MAT.”
Cited these two article in support:
Majer et al. 2018. Oxford House Residents’ Attitudes Toward Medication Assisted Treatment Use in Fellow Residents. Community Ment Health J 54, 571–577 (2018).
Which showed that people moving into a recovery house that does not have a culture of accepting of MAT often discontinued their MAT, and
Majer JM, et al. Social Support among Oxford House Residents Utilizing Medication-Assisted Treatments. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly. Volume/Issue/Pages. 2020 38(2), 199-214.
Which showed that when people on MAT moved into a house with a culture accepting of MAT (with some residents on, and some not on MAT), recovery outcomes across all residents were positive.
Integrating and Supporting MOUD in Recovery Housing: Project HOMES
CA BRIDGE
Has on-demand video and online/downloadable monographs.
Courses are categorized by audience (nurses, medical providers, or navigators) at:https://bridgetotreatment.org/tools/resources/
or
https://cabridge.academy.reliaslearning.com/category.aspx?zcid=14057
A few examples:
Buprenorphine: What You Need to Know
Short monograph; (in multiple languages), PDF, downloadable.
Medicines for Treating Opioid Use Disorder: What You Need to Know
Concise chart with four options, including no medication. PDF available.
Buprenorphine Self-Start
(A guide for patients starting buprenorphine outside of hospitals or clinics). Short monograph, 2025, PDF download available
Starting Buprenorphine After Finishing Withdrawal
(“Patients who have not taken opioids in a while and are no longer in withdrawal can still benefit from buprenorphine”;. . .)
Short monograph, October 2020, PDFavailable
Also has summarized peer reviewed articles on implementation of OUD treatment with Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) by Emergency Departments, paramedics, and navigators, etc.
Advancing Clinical Addiction Care: Patients have a right to MAT – Understanding fact & fiction surrounding access to SUD care. Jun 2, 2025
Dispelling MAT Myths (Navigator Focused Series September 2025)
Video: SUD Training 101 – Substance Use Disorder & Medication for Addiction Treatment for Navigators. (2021Available Until 5/12/2027
Substance Use Disorder & Medication-Assisted Treatment (Navigator Training 101 – Session 2)
etc. CA BRIDGE is also described on our ‘Allies’ page.
Providers Clinical Support System (PCSS)
https://pcssnow.org/
Funding by the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) and SAMHSA. Extensive searchable collection of courses on MOUD: https://pcssnow.org/courses/
Can search by topic (e.g., Treatment – Medications), etc.,
By format (video, webinar, podcast, etc.),
Or by target audience: (administrators, counselors, pharmacists, judges, patient/family, etc.)
Here are examples of a search of courses for all Target Audiences in all formats filtered for methadone or buprenorphine treatment for OUD:
https://pcssnow.org/courses/#results
‘Course 4: Medications for Opioid Use Disorder’ CE and CME
https://pcssnow.org/courses/course-4-medications-for-opioid-use-disorder/
Online text module. Target Audience: clinicians, students, etc.
One of eight foundational courses in the SUD 101 Core Curriculum.
How Does Buprenorphine Work?
A series of five videos of about 5 min each featuring. Dr. John Mariani in discussion with a patient.
Patient-Centered Care: Stigma and Advocacy
Module, Target Audience(s): clinicians
Opioid Use Disorder, Shared Decision-Making – Patient and Clinician Toolkits Format: Clinical Tool
Interdisciplinary Care in Opioid Treatment: The Role of Peers in Opioid Treatment — Shared Experiences, Shared Hope
Webinar
Medicine for Opioid Use Disorders: Considerations for Judges and Justice Stakeholders
Webinar
Medication-Assisted Treatment: The best therapy for opioid use disorder
Introductory 2-minute animated video created by the Pew Charitable Trust.
Guide for Families: Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
Clinical Tool
ON OUR OWN MARYLAND (OOO-MD)
OOO-MD’s Anti-Stigma Project trains MOUD providers, peer recovery specialists, and others through interactive workshops and other resources. Various types of stigma are addressed, including MOUD stigma.
Their Anti-Stigma Project (ASP) workshops were validated by independent investigators from the University of Maryland, with NIH / NIDA / HEAL-funding initiative: IRIS (Innovations in Recovery through Infrastructure Support). The trainings demonstrated significant improvements after MOUD stigma trainings.
Their program ‘Refocus: Look Again‘ addresses stigma with a wider audience through unique print and digital materials on mental illness and substance use disorder stigma. Materials such as explainers and summaries of new research are searchable (e.g. with the word ‘medication’).
See their additional trainings by category, including live online trainings.
OOO-MD is also summarized on our ‘Allies’ page.
ADDICTION TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER CENTER (ATTC) Network
‘Online Learning Opportunities’ has on-demand online trainings
An example:
‘Supporting Recovery with Medications for Addiction Treatment (MAT)’ (
See their ‘Training and Events Calendar for upcoming live online trainings,’ some of these are pertinent to MOUD stigma.
AMERSA (Association for Multidisciplinary Education and Research
in Substance Use and Addiction)
https://amersa.org
(Some information about AMERSA is on our ‘Allies’ page)
Their Resource Library lists several resources.
We recommend this excellent training for peers (sixth on the list of trainings) or via direct link:
Medication For Opioid Disorder (MOUD) Toolkit For Peer Recovery Specialists
Reducing Stigma Education Tools (ReSET) Dell-Medical-School
Online, from health communication researchers at U. Texas Austin.
The target audience is healthcare professionals.
ReSET (on the pcssnow.org website) takes you to the ‘Costs of Care’ modules, one of which is the ReSET course: Stigma and Opioid Use Disorder (module 1 of 5)
This includes a total of two 2-min videos of people telling their own stories about being stigmatized because of OUD. (they do not discuss MOUD).
Shows examples of posters and ads on anti-OUD stigma from public information campaigns in New York City, Philadelphia, (“I am living proof that bupe works”), Massachusetts (State without Stigma campaign), St. Louis (Anyone Can program), New Hampshire (Anyone Anytime campaign), and examples of signs in emergency department in California from the CA Bridge program (“Need help with pain pills or heroin?”)
and more