Addressing Racial And Ethnic Disparities In The Use Of Medications For Opioid Use Disorder: Study examines racial and ethnic disparities in the use of medications …

B Andraka-Christou - Health Affairs, 2021 - healthaffairs.org
Social discourse about the opioid crisis in the US has focused on White populations, even
though opioid-related deaths have grown at a higher rate among people of color than …

A systematic scoping review of research on Black participants in the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network.

LT Montgomery, AK Burlew, AM Haeny… - Psychology of addictive …, 2020 - psycnet.apa.org
Black individuals experience a disproportionate burden of substance-related disabilities and
premature death relative to other racial/ethnic groups, highlighting the need for additional …

Forensic toxicology perspectives of methadone‐associated deaths in Tehran, Iran, a 7‐year overview

M Akhgari, N Amini‐Shirazi… - Basic & clinical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Methadone has a long history of pain relief and successful substitute for maintenance
treatment in heroin and narcotic addiction. The aim of the study was to assess the trends of …

Treatment outcomes among black adults receiving medication for opioid use disorder

AB Parlier-Ahmad, M Pugh Jr, CE Martin - Journal of Racial and Ethnic …, 2022 - Springer
Largely due to structural racism, Black people with substance use disorder have worse
outcomes than their White counterparts. The opioid epidemic has amplified these racial …

Cumulative barriers to retention in methadone treatment among adults from rural and small urban communities

E Pasman, R Kollin, M Broman, G Lee, E Agius… - Addiction Science & …, 2022 - Springer
Background Though methadone has been shown to effectively treat opioid use disorder,
many barriers prevent individuals from accessing and maintaining treatment. Barriers are …

Improving methadone access for rural communities in the USA: Lessons learned from ovid-19 adaptations and international models of care

JJ Lister, HH Lister - Rural and remote health, 2021 - search.informit.org
Context: The COVID-19 pandemic led to several changes to methadone treatment protocols
at federal opioid treatment programs in the USA. Issue: Protocol changes were designed to …

Risks of returning to opioid use at treatment entry and early in opioid use disorder treatment: Role of non-opioid substances

F Castillo, MC Hu, Y Liu, RR Balise, RD Weiss… - Drug and alcohol …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective Patients in treatment with medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) often report
use of other substances in addition to opioids. Few studies exist that examine the …

Fentanyl Exposure and Detection Strategies Utilized by Clinical Trial Participants Seeking Linkage to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment at a Syringe Service Program

DP Watson, B Ray, P Phalen, SE Duhart Clarke… - Journal of Medical …, 2024 - Springer
Introduction The USA continues to face a fentanyl-driven overdose epidemic. Prior research
has demonstrated users of illicit opioids are concerned about fentanyl exposure and …

Developing a scale of domains of negative consequences of chronic heroin use

TEH Moses, EA Woodcock, JJ Lister, LH Lundahl… - Addictive …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Chronic use of heroin typically leads to numerous negative life consequences
and serious clinical impairment. Increased negative consequences can result in poor …

Protective factor predictors of abstinence and retention in patients receiving methadone treatment for opioid use disorder

JJ Lister, JD Ellis, CA Struble, DM Ledgerwood… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) is an evidence-based intervention for opioid use
disorder (OUD). Despite its effectiveness, drug use during treatment and dropout are …