Increased Prescribing Flexibility During the COVID-19 Pandemic Was Not Associated With an Increase in Buprenorphine-involved Deaths
To facilitate continued access to buprenorphine for opioid use disorder (OUD) during the COVID-19 pandemic, the US...
Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Gap Shrank Slightly Between 2010 and 2019, but Vast Majority of Patients Still Do Not Receive Standard of Care
This study investigated whether the gap between the number of persons with opioid use disorder (OUD) and the number...
Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Reduce Risk of Overdose Mortality Following Incarceration
Individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) make up 15–20 percent of incarcerated populations in the US, and are at...
High Rates of Alcohol-attributable Deaths Among US Adults
Researchers conducted a cross-sectional assessment of deaths due to excessive alcohol consumption among US adults aged...
Hospital Admissions Increase as More Young Children Are Being Exposed to Cannabis Products
While cannabis products remain illegal in the US by federal law, most states have laws that allow people to use...
Initial Use of Smokeless Tobacco Among Adolescents is Associated With Later Multiple Nicotine Product Use and Higher Nicotine Dependence
Up to a quarter of US high school students use nicotine products in a given month; multiple product use is associated...
Best Practices for Identifying and Treating Alcohol-associated Hepatitis Include Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder
Alcohol accounts for approximately half of deaths from liver disease worldwide, and deaths from alcohol-associated...
Buprenorphine Administration After Opioid Overdose by Emergency Medical Services is Feasible and May Facilitate Entry Into Treatment
Opioid overdose is a major cause of mortality, and medications such as buprenorphine can reduce the risk of recurrent...
Receipt of Recovery Management Checkups After Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment Improves Outcomes
The identification and management of unhealthy substance use in primary care are public health priorities. Screening,...