[HTML][HTML] Availability of medications for the treatment of alcohol and opioid use disorder in the USA

AJ Abraham, CM Andrews, SJ Harris, PD Friedmann - Neurotherapeutics, 2020 - Elsevier
Despite high mortality rates due to opioid overdose and excessive alcohol consumption,
medications for the treatment of alcohol and opioid use disorder have not been widely used …

Employing telehealth strategies for opioid addiction during COVID-19: implications for social work health care

S Kim, O Tesmer - Social Work in Health Care, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
As the COVID-19 global pandemic continues, more than 40 states have reported increases
in opioid-related mortality. The issue of service access and delivery poses a major concern …

Opioid treatment deserts: concept development and application in a US Midwestern urban county

A Hyder, J Lee, A Dundon, LT Southerland, D All… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Objectives An Opioid Treatment Desert is an area with limited accessibility to medication-
assisted treatment and recovery facilities for Opioid Use Disorder. We explored the concept …

Social workers are key to addressing social determinants of health in integrated care settings

L Petruzzi, N Milano, Q Chen, L Noel… - Social Work in Health …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Social workers play an important role in assessing social determinants of health (SDH) and
providing behavioral health services in integrated care settings. Evidence suggests that …

Social work's response during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic literature review—Balancing telemedicine with social work self-care during a pandemic

MA Sullivan-Tibbs, CB Rayner, DL Crouch… - Social work in public …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, questions about the increased use of telemedicine had
become common in conversations among medical providers. With the onset of the …

Health professionals' attitudes on integrated care and social work practice

Z Cooper, M Reitmeier, SR Bethel - Social Work in Health Care, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Research regarding the intersection of social work and integrated care has recently
increased. Although research specific to the role and engagement of social workers in …

Psychosocial interventions in office-based opioid treatment: A systematic review

LS Zerden, T Guan, BM Lombardi… - Journal of the …, 2020 - journals.uchicago.edu
Objective: Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) in office-based opioid treatment (OBOT) is
expanding treatment of opioid use to primary care settings. OBOT combines MAT and …

The role of social work and peer support workers in addressing the opioid crisis

MD Serrano, TB Conley - Social Work in Mental Health, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Peer-led interventions to address the opioid crisis are on the rise. This brief report discusses
the historical and contemporary social work role and Peer Support Workers (PSWs) by …

Varying Estimates of Social Workers in the United States: Which Data Source to Use?

BM Lombardi, L de Saxe Zerden… - Medical Care Research …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Behavioral health needs continue rise in the United States and constitute a key driver of
health care utilization, costs, and outcomes. Social workers provide a wide range of services …

Transforming Impossible into Possible (TIP) for SUD recovery: A promising practice innovation to combat the opioid crisis

PY P. Hong, S Kim, J Marley, JH Park - Social Work in Health Care, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this study is to examine the psychological self-sufficiency (PSS) process
among low-income individuals participating in the Transforming Impossible into Possible …