Management of opioid use disorder in the USA: present status and future directions

C Blanco, ND Volkow - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
Opioid use disorder is characterised by the persistent use of opioids despite the adverse
consequences of its use. The disorder is associated with a range of mental and general …

[HTML][HTML] Improving access to evidence-based medical treatment for opioid use disorder: strategies to address key barriers within the treatment system

BK Madras, NJ Ahmad, J Wen, JS Sharfstein - NAM perspectives, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Even though evidence-based treatment for opioid use disorders (OUD) is effective, almost
four in five Americans with OUD do not receive any form of treatment. The gap in access to …

[BOOK][B] Medications for opioid use disorder save lives

M Mancher, AI Leshner - 2019 - books.google.com
The opioid crisis in the United States has come about because of excessive use of these
drugs for both legal and illicit purposes and unprecedented levels of consequent opioid use …

Geographic distribution of providers with a DEA waiver to prescribe buprenorphine for the treatment of opioid use disorder: a 5‐year update

CHA Andrilla, TE Moore, DG Patterson… - The Journal of Rural …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a substantial public health problem. Buprenorphine is
an effective medication‐assisted treatment (MAT) for OUD, but access is difficult for patients …

Opioid-related mortality in rural America: Geographic heterogeneity and intervention strategies

KK Rigg, SM Monnat, MN Chavez - International Journal of Drug Policy, 2018 - Elsevier
Over the last two decades, opioid-related mortality rates have increased dramatically to
become a serious public health concern in the United States. Opioid-related mortality has …

Characteristics of US counties with high opioid overdose mortality and low capacity to deliver medications for opioid use disorder

RL Haffajee, LA Lin, ASB Bohnert… - JAMA network …, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Opioid overdose deaths in the United States continue to increase, reflecting a
growing need to treat those with opioid use disorder (OUD). Little is known about counties …

[HTML][HTML] Treatment utilization among persons with opioid use disorder in the United States

LT Wu, H Zhu, MS Swartz - Drug and alcohol dependence, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The United States is experiencing an opioid overdose epidemic.
Treatment use data from diverse racial/ethnic groups with opioid use disorder (OUD) are …

Efficacy and safety of a monthly buprenorphine depot injection for opioid use disorder: a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial

BR Haight, SM Learned, CM Laffont, PJ Fudala, Y Zhao… - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background RBP-6000, referred to as BUP-XR (extended-release buprenorphine), is a
subcutaneously injected, monthly buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder. BUP-XR …

A systematic review of rural-specific barriers to medication treatment for opioid use disorder in the United States

JJ Lister, A Weaver, JD Ellis, JA Himle… - The American Journal …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Background Opioid-related deaths have risen dramatically in rural communities. Prior
studies highlight few medication treatment providers for opioid use disorder in rural …

[HTML][HTML] What is the prevalence of and trend in opioid use disorder in the United States from 2010 to 2019? Using multiplier approaches to estimate prevalence for an …

KM Keyes, C Rutherford, A Hamilton… - Drug and alcohol …, 2022 - Elsevier
Opioid-related overdose deaths have increased since 2010 in the US, but information on
trends in opioid use disorder (OUD) prevalence is limited due to unreliable data. Multiplier …