A community outreach intervention to link individuals with opioid use disorders to medication-assisted treatment

2020 ◽  
Vol 108 ◽  
pp. 75-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christy K. Scott ◽  
Michael L. Dennis ◽  
Christine E. Grella ◽  
Rachel Kurz ◽  
Jamie Sumpter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Outreach ◽  
Opioid Use ◽  
Medication Assisted Treatment ◽  
Opioid Use Disorders ◽  
Outreach Intervention

Trends in Abstinence and Retention Associated with a Medication-Assisted Treatment Program for People with Opioid Use Disorders

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-6
Author(s):  
Kimberly D. Brunisholz ◽  
Andrew Knighton ◽  
Amulya Sharma ◽  
Lisa Nichols ◽  
Kristen Reisig ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Program ◽  
Opioid Use ◽  
Medication Assisted Treatment ◽  
Opioid Use Disorders

Medication-Assisted Treatment of Adolescents With Opioid Use Disorders

2018 ◽  
pp. 105-108
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Developmentally Appropriate ◽  
Opioid Use Disorder ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Opioid Use ◽  
Medication Assisted Treatment ◽  
Appropriate Treatment ◽  
Opioid Use Disorders ◽  
New Treatments

Opioid use disorder is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among US youth. Effective treatments, both medications and substance use disorder counseling, are available but underused, and access to developmentally appropriate treatment is severely restricted for adolescents and young adults. Resources to disseminate available therapies and to develop new treatments specifically for this age group are needed to save and improve lives of youth with opioid addiction.

Responding to the Opioid Epidemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 77-91
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Complex Disease ◽  
Opioid Use Disorder ◽  
Opioid Addiction ◽  
Rural Populations ◽  
Opioid Epidemic ◽  
Opioid Use ◽  
Medication Assisted Treatment ◽  
Correctional Settings ◽  
Opioid Use Disorders

Chapter 6 examines the complex disease of opioid use disorder and the barriers that exist within the very system designed to help. It also highlights some promising pockets of progress, focusing especially on two environments hit hard by opioid addiction: correctional settings and rural areas. Elizabeth Connolly argues that medication-assisted treatment (MAT) improves outcomes for incarcerated individuals with opioid use disorders and presents examples of successful MAT programs in Massachusetts and Colorado. John Gale explains the complex factors that contribute to opioid addiction among rural populations and why those communities are disproportionately impacted by this epidemic. The chapter concludes with a look at why more progress has not been made.

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