Abstract Purpose of Review Suicide is a major public health concern and a leading cause of
death in the US. Alcohol and opioid use disorders (AUD/OUD) significantly increase risk for …

Importance Medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) is the criterion standard treatment for
opioid use disorder (OUD), but nationally representative studies of MOUD use in the US are …

The COVID-19 pandemic poses a particularly grave risk to the millions of Americans with
opioid use disorder, who—already vulnerable and marginalized—are heavily dependent on …

When discussing disparities in addiction treatment it is important to understand the historical
foundation from which these disparities arise. The racialization of drugs and subsequent …

Importance Emergency departments (EDs) sporadically use a high-dose buprenorphine
induction strategy for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) in response to the …

Importance Rates of opioid overdose deaths are increasing for older adults. Less is known
about these deaths compared with those of younger adults. Objective To analyze rate …

In response to the concurrent opioid overdose and COVID-19 epidemics, the United States
(US) Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and other federal agencies have taken steps …

Objectives. To explore barriers to care and characteristics associated with respondent-
reported perceived need for opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment and National Survey on …

Introduction Expanding access to medications for opioid use disorder is a cornerstone to
addressing the opioid overdose epidemic. However, recent research suggests that the …

Background Safer opioid analgesic prescribing and increasing use of medications for opioid
use disorder, including buprenorphine, are strategies prioritized to reduce opioid overdose …