Association of Take-Home Naloxone and Opioid Overdose Reversals Performed by Patients in an Opioid Treatment Program.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.0117
Abstract: Importance The US opioid crisis was deemed a public health emergency in 2017. More than 130 individuals in the US die daily as a result of unintentional opioid overdose deaths. Objective To measure use of… read more here.
Keywords: opioid treatment; treatment program; treatment; study ... See more keywords
Improved neonatal outcomes in a comprehensive perinatal opioid treatment program: a composite analysis: 120
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2018.11.141
Abstract: offspring of DFM-accompanied pregnancies, and those who were not. A Kaplan-Meyer survival curve was used to assess cumulative hospitalization incidence. A Cox proportional hazards model was used to control for baseline selected confounders. RESULTS: 439… read more here.
Keywords: perinatal opioid; comprehensive perinatal; improved neonatal; neonatal outcomes ... See more keywords
The impact of COVID-19 on opioid treatment programs in the United States
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DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.109049
Abstract: Background The COVID-19 pandemic had the potential to severely disrupt the delivery of methadone and buprenorphine, as social distancing and other public health regulations made in-person services difficult to maintain. Federal and state regulators changed… read more here.
Keywords: impact covid; treatment programs; united states; opioid treatment ... See more keywords
Beneficial opioid management strategies: A review of the evidence for the use of opioid treatment agreements
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DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2019.1692122
Abstract: Abstract Background: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) guidelines recommend opioid treatment agreements to reduce the misuse and abuse of opioids, but evidence of their… read more here.
Keywords: one study; study; evidence; treatment agreements ... See more keywords
Opioid treatment programs, telemedicine and COVID-19: A scoping review.
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DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2021.1967836
Abstract: Background: Methadone and buprenorphine are effective medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) that are highly regulated in the United States. The on-going opioid crisis, and more recently COVID-19, has prompted reconsideration of these restrictions in… read more here.
Keywords: programs telemedicine; treatment programs; treatment; moud ... See more keywords
Geographic variation in availability of opioid treatment programs across U.S. communities.
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DOI: 10.1080/10550887.2023.2165869
Abstract: Methadone for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) treatment is only dispensed at Opioid Treatment Programs (OTPs). Little is known about the geographic variation in OTP availability and community characteristics associated with the availability across smaller geographic… read more here.
Keywords: availability; opioid treatment; otp availability; geographic variation ... See more keywords
Exploring Patient Perceptions of Opioid Treatment Agreements in a Community Health Center Environment.
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DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnaa344
Abstract: OBJECTIVE Describe patient attitudes toward opioid treatment agreements (OTAs) and characterize perceptions of their impact on patient care, behavior, communication with prescribers, and engagement with the health care system. DESIGN Qualitative descriptive study. SETTING Federally… read more here.
Keywords: health; health center; treatment agreements; opioid treatment ... See more keywords
Shifting Medication Treatment Practices in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Statewide Survey of Pennsylvania Opioid Treatment Programs.
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DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000000981
Abstract: OBJECTIVES We sought to understand how opioid treatment programs (OTPs) adapted OTP operations to the COVID-19 pandemic and new federal regulations around methadone and buprenorphine. METHODS In fall 2020, we conducted an online survey of… read more here.
Keywords: treatment; treatment programs; opioid treatment; take home ... See more keywords
Take-home Naloxone at Opioid Treatment Programs: A Lifesaver
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DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000000983
Abstract: Opioid-related overdose deaths have increased almost 30% in the US since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Tragically, many of these deaths could be prevented with widespread availability of naloxone. One innocuous harm-reduction strategy would be the… read more here.
Keywords: take home; home naloxone; opioid treatment;
Integration of a contraception clinic into an opioid treatment setting to improve contraception knowledge, accessibility and uptake: a pilot study
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DOI: 10.1111/1753-6405.13025
Abstract: Objective: To assess the feasibility and acceptability of integrating a contraception clinic within an opioid agonist treatment (OAT) service to improve access to contraception, especially longâacting reversible methods of contraception (LARC), for women receiving OAT,… read more here.
Keywords: contraception clinic; contraception; clinic opioid; integration contraception ... See more keywords
CYP2D6 genotype can help to predict effectiveness and safety during opioid treatment for chronic low back pain: results from a retrospective study in an Italian cohort
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DOI: 10.2147/pgpm.s181334
Abstract: Background Opioids are widely used for chronic low back pain (CLBP); however, it is still unclear how to predict their effectiveness and safety. Codeine, tramadol and oxycodone are metabolized by CYP/CYP450 2D6 (CYP2D6), a highly… read more here.
Keywords: effectiveness safety; predict effectiveness; treatment; cyp2d6 ... See more keywords