Substance dependence is a prevalent and urgent public health problem. In 2021, 60 million
Americans reported abusing alcohol within the month prior to being surveyed, and nearly 20 …

There are more than 200 opioid overdose deaths each day in the US. In combating this
epidemic we look to available treatment tools. Here, we find only three medications …

Social media sites have become a popular platform for individuals to seek and share health
information. Despite the progress in natural language processing for social media mining, a …

Abstract Background In 2020, 2.8 million people required substance use disorder (SUD)
treatment in nonmetropolitan or 'rural'areas in the US Among this population, only 10 …

Background Stigma toward substance use disorders reduces treatment seeking and
recovery efforts of persons who could most benefit from services. This is particularly true for …

The purpose of this qualitative study is to assess facilitating factors and barriers for
medications to treat opioid use disorder (MOUD) initiation among justice‐involved …

Background Recovery from opioid use disorder (OUD) includes improvements in health-
related quality of life (HRQOL) and is supported by recovery capital (RC). Little is known …

Background: In the US, seventy percent of drug-related deaths are attributed to opioids. In
response to the ongoing opioid crisis, New Jersey's (NJ) Medicaid program implemented the …

Background Opioid overdoses have continued to increase at higher rates among Black
Americans compared to people from other racial groups. Despite demonstrated …

Background Buprenorphine is a highly effective medication for opioid use disorder that is
underused by health care professionals (HCPs). Medications for opioid use disorder …