Abstract: Background: Inpatient hospitalization has the potential to disrupt buprenorphine therapy. Objective: Among patients receiving outpatient buprenorphine prior to admission, …
Abstract: Approximately 50% of Canadian Veterans live with chronic pain, more than double the rate in the general population. Opioids are commonly prescribed for chronic non-cancer …
Abstract: Background: Most people with opioid use disorder (OUD) have co-occurring substance use, which is associated with lower receipt of OUD medications (MOUD). Expanding MOUD …
Abstract: In April 2020, the Department of Veterans Affairs responded to the COVID-19 pandemic and escalating unsheltered homelessness in Los Angeles by sanctioning a tent turned …
Abstract: Background: Among individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD), medications for OUD (MOUD) may lower suicide risk. Therefore, it is important that individuals with OUD …
Abstract: The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has instituted several national initiatives to increase access to medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD). throughout rural …
Abstract: The United States faces a crisis because of the high prevalence of chronic pain, concurrent opioid use disorder, and overdose deaths. Prescription opioids remain a …
Abstract: Veterans suffer disproportionate health impacts from the opioid epidemic, including overdose, suicide, and death. Prediction models based on electronic medical record …
Abstract: Introduction: Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) is a combination of behavioural therapy and medications to assist with recovery and has been administered to …
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to estimate opioid use disorder prevalence rates at the county level among veterans in Alabama and to determine hotspots of said rates. …