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Dec 9, 2024

Buprenorphine Prescribing Practices for Older Adults in 2019 and 2020

This retrospective observational study using 2019-2020 IQVIA Real World Data-Longitudinal Prescriptions data describes buprenorphine treatment patterns among older adults and prescribing clinician specialties.
Research

Nov 27, 2024

Rates of Receiving Medication for Opioid Use Disorder and Opioid Overdose Deaths During the Early Synthetic Opioid Crisis: A County-Level Analysis

We used a spatio-temporal modeling approach to determine that higher rates of receiving medications for opioid use disorder in 2012-2014 was associated with lower rates of synthetic opioid overdose deaths early in the crisis.
Video

Nov 26, 2024

OPTIC Webinar Discussing Expert Views on State-Level Policies for Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder

In this RAND-USC Schaeffer OPTIC webinar, researcher Sean Grant discusses expert consensus on the effectiveness and implementability of state-level opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment policies, and references the OPTIC Policy Profiles.
Research

Nov 18, 2024

Associations Between State Policies Facilitating Telehealth and Buprenorphine Episode Initiation and Duration Early in the COVID Pandemic

This retrospective cohort study using 2019-2020 national pharmacy data on dispensed buprenorphine prescriptions examines the association between state policies that may facilitate telehealth use and buprenorphine treatment.
Event

Nov 14, 2024

Expert Views on State-Level Policies for Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder

On Thursday, November 14, Opioid Policy Tools and Information Center researcher Sean Grant will discuss expert consensus on the effectiveness and implementability of state-level opioid use disorder treatment policies.
Research

Oct 9, 2024

Association of Daily Doses of Buprenorphine With Urgent Health Care Utilization

Researchers completed a retrospective analysis of commercial claims data and examined the association between higher buprenorphine doses and subsequent emergency department or inpatient service use among patients diagnosed with opioid use disorder.
Research

Oct 4, 2024

Patient Perspectives on Adapting Collaborative Care for Opioid Use Disorder With Depression And/Or Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

The present research demonstrates the feasibility and usefulness of incorporating patient perspectives into treatment design and implementation in health systems using community-participatory partnered research.
Research

Oct 2, 2024

Interpersonal Violence and Mental Health, Drug Use, and Treatment Utilization Among Patients with Co-Occurring Opioid Use and Mental Health Disorders

This study examines the demographic and clinical characteristics of individuals with co-occurring opioid use disorder (OUD) and mental illness (COD) who have experienced interpersonal violence compared to non-violent trauma.
Research

Sep 19, 2024

Regulating Quasi-Legal Markets: Evidence from Pain Management Clinic Laws

Using a difference-in-differences framework and Medicare claims data, we find that Pain Management Clinic Laws reduce problematic opioid prescribing and doctor shopping. We also estimate reductions in overdose death rates among the full population.
Research

Aug 28, 2024

Utilization of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Among West Virginia Medicaid Enrollees Following Medicaid Coverage of Methadone

Researchers conducted time trend and geospatial analyses of Medicaid enrollees between 2016 and 2019 in West Virginia to examine medications for opioid use disorder utilization patterns following Medicaid coverage of methadone.
Commentary

Aug 7, 2024

Countering Fentanyl with Diplomacy

The fentanyl epidemic in the United States parallels China's historical opium crisis, which was exacerbated by foreign powers and led to widespread societal damage. Understanding China's past and its current role in fentanyl production could offer valuable insights for combating the ongoing U.S. crisis.
Research

Jul 29, 2024

A Longitudinal Multivariable Analysis: State Policies and Opioid Dispensing in Medicare Beneficiaries Undergoing Surgery

This study examines trends in the perioperative opioid dispensing rates for fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries and the effects of select state policies.

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Buprenorphine Prescribing Practices for Older Adults in 2019 and 2020

Rates of Receiving Medication for Opioid Use Disorder and Opioid Overdose Deaths During the Early Synthetic Opioid Crisis: A County-Level Analysis

OPTIC Webinar Discussing Expert Views on State-Level Policies for Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder

Associations Between State Policies Facilitating Telehealth and Buprenorphine Episode Initiation and Duration Early in the COVID Pandemic

Expert Views on State-Level Policies for Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder

Association of Daily Doses of Buprenorphine With Urgent Health Care Utilization

Patient Perspectives on Adapting Collaborative Care for Opioid Use Disorder With Depression And/Or Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

Interpersonal Violence and Mental Health, Drug Use, and Treatment Utilization Among Patients with Co-Occurring Opioid Use and Mental Health Disorders

Regulating Quasi-Legal Markets: Evidence from Pain Management Clinic Laws

Utilization of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Among West Virginia Medicaid Enrollees Following Medicaid Coverage of Methadone

Countering Fentanyl with Diplomacy

A Longitudinal Multivariable Analysis: State Policies and Opioid Dispensing in Medicare Beneficiaries Undergoing Surgery

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How the Opioid Crisis Affects Older Adults

America's Opioid Ecosystem

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Buprenorphine Prescribing Practices for Older Adults in 2019 and 2020

Rates of Receiving Medication for Opioid Use Disorder and Opioid Overdose Deaths During the Early Synthetic Opioid Crisis: A County-Level Analysis

OPTIC Webinar Discussing Expert Views on State-Level Policies for Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder

Associations Between State Policies Facilitating Telehealth and Buprenorphine Episode Initiation and Duration Early in the COVID Pandemic

Expert Views on State-Level Policies for Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder

Association of Daily Doses of Buprenorphine With Urgent Health Care Utilization

Patient Perspectives on Adapting Collaborative Care for Opioid Use Disorder With Depression And/Or Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

Interpersonal Violence and Mental Health, Drug Use, and Treatment Utilization Among Patients with Co-Occurring Opioid Use and Mental Health Disorders

Regulating Quasi-Legal Markets: Evidence from Pain Management Clinic Laws

Utilization of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Among West Virginia Medicaid Enrollees Following Medicaid Coverage of Methadone

Countering Fentanyl with Diplomacy

A Longitudinal Multivariable Analysis: State Policies and Opioid Dispensing in Medicare Beneficiaries Undergoing Surgery

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