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  • Author: Michael Davenport
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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

Identifying opioid relapse during COVID-19 using natural language processing of nationwide Veterans Health Administration electronic medical record data

Abstract: Novel and automated means of opioid use and relapse risk detection are needed. Unstructured electronic medical record data, including written progress notes, can be mined …

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