Abstract Purpose of Review The recent heroin and prescription opioid misuse epidemic has
led to a sharp increase in the number of opioid overdose deaths in the USA …

Background The opioid-related overdose epidemic remains a persistent public health
problem in the United States and has been accelerated by the 2019 coronavirus disease …

Objectives. We estimated national and state trends in opioid agonist medication-assisted
treatment (OA-MAT) need and capacity to identify gaps and inform policy decisions …

Buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder is safe and effective, but only a fraction of
Americans who need treatment receive it. One reason for this is that many buprenorphine …

Background Opioid use disorder (OUD) is highly prevalent among justice-involved
individuals. While risk for overdose and other adverse consequences of opioid use are …

Introduction A recent surge in HIV outbreaks, driven by the opioid and stimulant use crises,
has destabilized our progress toward targets set forth by Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan …

Importance The demand for medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) in rural US
counties far outweighs their availability. Novel approaches to extend treatment capacity …

Drug overdose is the leading cause of accidental death in the US with deaths from opioid
overdose occurring at a higher rate in rural areas. The gaps in the provision of healthcare …

Background Opioid overdose is a leading cause of death in persons experiencing
homelessness (PEH), despite effective medications for opioid use disorder (OUD). In 2016 …

Objective: The authors conducted a scoping review to survey the evidence landscape for
studies that assessed outcomes of treating patients with opioid use disorder with methadone …