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  • Author: Michael D. Stein
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Sex and race-ethnicity influences on opioid overdose deaths among Veterans diagnosed with opioid use disorder between 2016 and 2021

Abstract: Objective: Given increases in opioid overdose rates, and policy changes expanding access to medications for OUD, during the COVID-19 pandemic, we sought to understand how …

Physical Health Peer reviewed

Sex differences in suicide, lethal means, and years of potential life lost among Veterans with substance use disorder

Abstract: Background: Veterans with substance use disorders (SUDs) are at elevated risk of dying by suicide. We examined sex and age differences in rates and means of suicide death …

Mental Health Peer reviewed

Emergency department visits, inpatient hospitalizations, and nonfatal and fatal drug overdoses during COVID-19 among Veterans with opioid use disorder

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: The COVID-19 pandemic had dramatic adverse impacts on people with opioid use disorder (OUD), as evidenced by significant disruptions to care and unprecedented …

Physical Health Peer reviewed

HIV prevalence and HIV screening history among a Veterans Association cohort of people with opioid and alcohol use disorders

Abstract: Background: Veterans face high risk for HIV and substance use, and thus could be disproportionately impacted by the HIV and substance use disorder (SUD) "syndemic." HIV …

Physical Health Peer reviewed