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Knowing who is at high risk of opioid use disorder is the first step to identify environmental and genetic risk factors for OUD, as it can help experts eventually tailor treatments to someone’s specific genes.
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Despite a national opioid overdose epidemic supercharged by a surge of illicit fentanyl, new research from Oregon Health & Science University reveals wide discrepancies among U.S. states in effectively treating opioid use disorder among people covered by Medicaid.
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Mashup Score: 3Researchers Call for Changes to State Law Requiring Child Protective Services to Be Notified When Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Are Used During Pregnancy - 11 month(s) ago
A team of researchers led by Davida M. Schiff, MD, director of Perinatal and Family Based Substance Use Disorders Care at Massachusetts General Hospital, conducted a study to learn more about the impact of regulations on pregnant and postpartum individuals with OUD. Their findings were recently published in the Maternal and Child Health Journal.
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Mashup Score: 0Pharmacy Availability of Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment in the US - 11 month(s) ago
This cross-sectional study assesses the availability of buprenorphine for opioid use disorder treatment at local pharmacies in the US by state and retail pharmacy chain.
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Mashup Score: 7NEJM Journal Watch: Summaries of and commentary on original medical and scientific articles from key medical journals - 11 month(s) ago
NEJM Journal Watch reviews over 250 scientific and medical journals to present important clinical research findings and insightful commentary
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Mashup Score: 5Substantial racial inequalities despite frequent health care contact found in treatment for opioid use disorder - 12 month(s) ago
In the wake of an opioid-related event such as an overdose, infection, or detox admission, white patients received medication for opioid use disorder (OUD) up to 80% more frequently than Black patients and up to 25% more frequently than Hispanic patients, according to a new study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Across racial groups, patients made a similar number…
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Mashup Score: 1Fentanyl, heroin use found to substantially decline in patients receiving methadone treatment for opioid use disorder - 12 month(s) ago
A new study led by a Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researcher found that the percent of patients treated for opioid use disorder with methadone significantly decreased their use of fentanyl during a year of treatment. The percent who tested positive for fentanyl declined on average from 21.8 percent in week one to 17.1 percent in week 52.
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Mashup Score: 2Medications for Opioid Overdose, Withdrawal, & Addiction | National Institute on Drug Abuse - 12 month(s) ago
Explore the different types of medications prescribed for opioid overdose, withdrawal, and addiction
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Mashup Score: 17Coronavirus Disease 2019 - 1 year(s) ago
CDC provides credible COVID-19 health information to the U.S.
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This hybrid type 3 effectiveness implementation trial evaluates whether provision of emergency department–initiated buprenorphine with outpatient referral for patients opioid use disorder is increased with an implementation facilitation strategy.
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Recent research reveals factors that increase someone's susceptibility to developing #OpioidUseDisorder - the first step in being able to tailor treatment to someone's specific genes: https://t.co/3y6bGgOXUJ