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OPEN ACCESS: Patient Retention in a Substance Use Disorder Telemedicine Clinic

Objectives: Although research has continued to show that substance use disorders (SUDs) can be treated effectively with evidence-based treatment, there continues to be gaps in access, and utilization remains low. Alternative SUD treatment methods, including telemedicine, are increasingly being explored to reach patients where traditional in-person treatment approaches are inaccessible….

Posted in: opioid use disorder 6 substance use disorder 3 telehealth 6 Telemedicine 7

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CME Article: Opioid Use Disorder among Hospitalized Adults in North Carolina: Analysis from the 2000–2020 NC State Inpatient Database

Objectives: Opioid use disorder (OUD) is characterized as a chronic condition that was first outlined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, and now the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision. It encompasses frequent opioid usage, cravings, the development of tolerance,…

Posted in: adults 4 HCUP 3 opioid use disorder 6 State Inpatient Database 4

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OPEN ACCESS: Impact of Policy Change on Access to Medication for Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care

Objectives: The opioid overdose epidemic is escalating. Increasing access to medications for opioid use disorder in primary care is crucial. The impact of the US Department of Health and Human Services’ policy change removing the buprenorphine waiver training requirement on primary care buprenorphine prescribing remains unclear. We aimed to investigate…

Posted in: barriers to care 2 buprenorphine 8 opioid use disorder 6 practice guidelines 3 primary care 64

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Eligible Prescriber Experiences with Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Perceptions of Pharmacy Barriers to Buprenorphine

Objectives: The primary aim of this study was to better understand North Carolina providers’ specific substance use disorder (SUD) and opioid use disorder treatment practices and buprenorphine prescribing. Furthermore, this study aimed to provide novel information regarding US South and rural providers’ opioid use disorder treatment behaviors and perceptions of…

Posted in: buprenorphine 8 opioid use disorder 6 Rural 17 southern United States 3

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Perceived Barriers to Contraceptive Access and Acceptance among Reproductive-Age Women Receiving Opioid Agonist Therapy in Northeast Tennessee

Objectives: Women with substance use disorders experience unique challenges to contraceptive obtainment and user-dependent method adherence, contributing to higher than average rates of unintended pregnancy. This study estimated the prevalence of barriers to contraception and their associations with contraceptive use and unwanted pregnancies among women receiving opioid agonist therapy (OAT)…

Posted in: contraception 15 neonatal abstinence syndrome 7 opioid use disorder 6 reproductive health 9

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Increasing Prevalence of Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection in a Southern Academic Obstetrical Clinic

Objectives: The opioid epidemic has resulted in rising rates of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in women of childbearing age. With this changing epidemiology in mind, the Infectious Diseases Society of America/American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases guidelines were updated in 2018 to recommend screening all pregnant women…

Posted in: hepatitis C virus 6 obstetrics 6 opioid use disorder 6 pregnancy 48
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