[HTML][HTML] History of the discovery, development, and FDA-approval of buprenorphine medications for the treatment of opioid use disorder

C Heidbreder, PJ Fudala, MK Greenwald - Drug and alcohol dependence …, 2023 - Elsevier
Buprenorphine-based medications were first approved by the United States Food and Drug
Administration in 2002 for the treatment of opioid dependence, or opioid use disorder (OUD) …

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 …

Telemedicine-delivered treatment for substance use disorder: A scoping review

H Pham, C Lin, Y Zhu, SE Clingan… - Journal of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction The COVID pandemic prompted a significant increase in the utilization of
telemedicine (TM) for substance use disorder (SUD) treatment. As we transition towards a …

Assessment of community-level vulnerability and access to medications for opioid use disorder

PJ Joudrey, M Kolak, Q Lin, S Paykin… - JAMA Network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Given that COVID-19 and recent natural disasters exacerbated the shortage of
medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) services and were associated with increased …

Geographic disparities in access to Medication for Opioid Use Disorder across US census tracts based on treatment utilization behavior

P Mitchell, S Samsel, KM Curtin, A Price… - Social Science & …, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

Types and sources of stigma on opioid use treatment and recovery communities on reddit

W Kepner, MC Meacham, AL Nobles - Substance use & misuse, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Digitally-mediated peer support may improve opioid use disorder (OUD)
recovery. Our objective was to examine the types and sources of stigma that people seek …

Opioid use and COVID-19: a secondary analysis of the impact of relaxation of methadone take-home dosing guidelines on use of illicit opioids

V Panwala, E Thorn, S Amiri, ME Socias… - The American Journal …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background: An exemption to existing US regulation of methadone maintenance therapy
after the onset of the COVID− 19 pandemic permitted increased take-home doses beginning …

Disparities in access to opioid treatment programs and buprenorphine providers by race and ethnicity in the contiguous US

S Amiri, V Panwala, O Amram - Journal of substance use and addiction …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background The burden of drug overdose mortality varies by race and ethnicity, with
American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN), Black, and White people experiencing the largest …

Changes in buprenorphine and methadone supplies in the US during the COVID-19 pandemic

AY Chen, D Powell, BD Stein - JAMA Network Open, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The opioid crisis has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic in the US,
with concerns over major disruptions to medication treatment of opioid use disorder …

Racial and ethnic disparities in emergency department–initiated buprenorphine across five health care systems

WC Holland, F Li, B Nath, MM Jeffery… - Academic …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Opioid overdose deaths have disproportionately impacted Black and Hispanic
populations, in part due to disparities in treatment access. Emergency departments (EDs) …