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Is telemedicine the answer to rural expansion of medication treatment for opioid use disorder? Early experiences in the feasibility study phase of a National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network Trial

open access: yesAddiction Science & Clinical Practice, 2021
Telemedicine (TM) enabled by digital health technologies to provide medical services has been considered a key solution to increasing health care access in rural communities.
Yih-Ing Hser   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

There Is Hope Out There [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
This is a true story based on April’s journey through substance use disorder and recovery. April grew up in rural Utah with her large family and had a happy childhood.
Robinson, April
core   +1 more source

The relationship between reincarceration and treatment of opioid use disorder with extended-release naltrexone among persons with HIV

open access: yesDrug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 2023
Background: In the United States, a disproportionate number of persons with HIV (PWH) and opioid use disorder (OUD) are involved in the justice system. Medications for OUD (MOUD) can reduce convictions and incarceration time in persons with OUD. Extended-
Kaley Parchinski   +3 more
doaj  

The introduction of a novel formulation of buprenorphine into organized health systems

open access: yesDrug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 2022
Background: Effective medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) are underutilized. This exploratory study used real-world data to analyze US distribution patterns of buprenorphine extended-release (BUP-XR) within organized health systems (OHS ...
William Mullen   +3 more
doaj  

Design and implementation of a prospective cohort study of persons living with and without HIV infection who are initiating medication treatment for opioid use disorder

open access: yesContemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 2021
Background: Opioid use disorder (OUD) negatively impacts the HIV continuum of care for persons living with HIV. Medication treatment for OUD (MOUD) may have differential biological effects in individuals with HIV and OUD.
Breanne E. Biondi   +5 more
doaj  

Navigating intersecting public health crises: a qualitative study of people with opioid use disorders' experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic

open access: yesSubstance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2022
Background The decades-long opioid epidemic and the more recent COVID-19 pandemic are two interacting events with significant public health impacts for people with opioid use disorder (OUD).
Dennis P. Watson   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hepatitis C Education and Screening in a Rural Northern Vermont MAT Clinic [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Increases in hepatitis C infection rates have mirrored increases in opioid use disorder. This project attempted to determine screening rates of HCV in a medication assisted treatment clinic for opioid use disorder.
Fitzsimons, Jack
core   +1 more source

Single high-dose buprenorphine for opioid craving during withdrawal. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
BackgroundOpioid use disorder is one of the most prevalent addiction problems worldwide. Buprenorphine is used as a medication to treat this disorder, but in countries where buprenorphine is unavailable in combination with naloxone, diversion can be a ...
Ahmadi, Jamshid   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Medication-Assisted Treatment of Adolescents With Opioid Use Disorders [PDF]

open access: yesPediatrics, 2016
Opioid use disorder is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among US youth. Effective treatments, both medications and substance use disorder counseling, are available but underused, and access to developmentally appropriate treatment is severely restricted for adolescents and young adults.
Lorena M. Siqueira   +9 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Syringe service program-based telemedicine linkage to opioid use disorder treatment: protocol for the STAMINA randomized control trial

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2021
Background A key strategy for mitigating the current opioid epidemic is expanded access to medications for treating opioid use disorder (MOUD). However, interventions developed to expand MOUD access have limited ability to engage opioid users at higher ...
Dennis P. Watson   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

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