title: Integrating substance use disorder services with primary care: the experience in California.
abstract: Integrating substance use disorder (SUD) services with primary care (PC) can improve access to SUD services for the 20.9 million Americans who need SUD treatment but do not receive it, and help prevent the onset of SUDs among the 68 million Americans who use psychoactive substances in a risky manner. We lay out the reasons for integrating SUD and PC services and then explore the models used and the experiences of providers as they have begun SUD/PC integration in California.
authors.affiliation: UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, 11075 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 100, Los Angeles, CA 90025-7535, USA. hpadwa@ucla.edu
authors.forename: Howard
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Padwa
authors.forename: Darren
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Urada
authors.forename: Valerie P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Antonini
authors.forename: Allison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ober
authors.forename: Desirée A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Crèvecoeur-MacPhail
authors.forename: Richard A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Rawson
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000458:organization & administration; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D000078329:Workforce