The impact of relaxation of methadone take-home protocols on treatment outcomes in the COVID-19 era

O Amram, S Amiri, V Panwala, R Lutz… - The American journal …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Background Background: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the US
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) allowed for an …

Geographic information science and the United States opioid overdose crisis: A scoping review of methods, scales, and application areas

J Sauer, K Stewart - Social Science & Medicine, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The Opioid Overdose Crisis (OOC) continues to generate morbidity
and mortality in the United States, outpacing other prominent accident-related reasons …

Trends and barriers of medication treatment for opioid use disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Hutchison, BS Russell, A Leander… - Journal of Drug …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Adherence to and retention in Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders (MOUD)
persist. We systematically reviewed trends of USA MOUD adherence, retention, and barriers …

[HTML][HTML] Disparities in access to opioid treatment programs and office-based buprenorphine treatment across the rural-urban and area deprivation continua: a US …

S Amiri, MG McDonell, JT Denney, D Buchwald… - Value in Health, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives To measure access to opioid treatment programs (OTPs) and office-based
buprenorphine treatment (OBBTs) at the smallest geographic unit for which the Census …

A case study on variations in network structure and cross‐sector alignment in two local systems serving pregnant and parenting women in recovery

LM Creel, YB Feygin, M Shipley… - Health Services …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To describe network structure and alignment across organizations in healthcare,
public health, and social services sectors that serve pregnant and parenting women with …

Disparities in expected driving time to opioid treatment and treatment completion: findings from an exploratory study

A Alibrahim, JC Marsh, H Amaro, Y Kong… - BMC health services …, 2022 - Springer
Background Commuting time to treatment has been shown to affect healthcare outcomes
such as engagement and initiation. The purpose of this study is to extend this line of …

Access to medication-assisted treatment in the United States: comparison of travel time to opioid treatment programs and office-based buprenorphine treatment

S Amiri, K Hirchak, MG McDonell, JT Denney… - Drug and Alcohol …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives Disparities in access to medication-assisted treatment are a major problem. This
study estimated and compared drive time to the nearest opioid treatment program (OTP) and …

Expanding access to methadone treatment in Ohio through federally qualified health centers and a chain pharmacy: A geospatial modeling analysis

S Iloglu, PJ Joudrey, EA Wang, TA Thornhill IV… - Drug and alcohol …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Background In the United States, methadone provision for opioid use disorder
(OUD) occurs at opioid treatment programs (OTPs). Ohio recently enacted a policy to …

Clinics Optimizing MEthadone Take-homes for opioid use disorder (COMET): Protocol for a stepped-wedge randomized trial to facilitate clinic level changes

S Choi, MA O'Grady, CM Cleland, E Knopf, S Hong… - PloS one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Regulatory changes made during the COVID-19 public health emergency
(PHE) that relaxed criteria for take-home dosing (THD) of methadone offer an opportunity to …

Deaths associated with opioids, race and ethnicity, and years of potential life lost in Washington State

S Amiri, CD Pham, S Castonguay, JT Denney… - Journal of Substance …, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction This study examined disparities in years of potential life lost (YPLL) related to
opioid use among racial and ethnic groups adjusting for individual-and neighborhood-level …