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View article: “Now that we’ve opened the door”: challenges recovery home directors face when housing residents receiving medication for opioid use disorder
“Now that we’ve opened the door”: challenges recovery home directors face when housing residents receiving medication for opioid use disorder Open
View article: Supporting linkage facilitators working with persons with opioid use disorder: challenges, advances, and future directions
Supporting linkage facilitators working with persons with opioid use disorder: challenges, advances, and future directions Open
This narrative review explores the evolving role of linkage facilitation (LF) in supporting persons with opioid use disorder (OUD) including both the organizational strategies to initiate and sustain LF services and strategies to support t…
View article: Low-Threshold Buprenorphine in Non-Traditional Settings: A Scoping Review
Low-Threshold Buprenorphine in Non-Traditional Settings: A Scoping Review Open
Background: Despite the continuing opioid overdose crisis, the majority of those diagnosed with opioid use disorder (OUD) are not engaged in treatment due to various barriers. Low-threshold buprenorphine programs are designed to reduce tre…
View article: Response to a peer telehealth intervention for emergency department patients presenting with opioid use disorder or unintentional overdose: a stratified interrupted time series analysis
Response to a peer telehealth intervention for emergency department patients presenting with opioid use disorder or unintentional overdose: a stratified interrupted time series analysis Open
View article: “Wing leaders” in recovery residences: staff key approaches supporting criminal legal system-involved residents receiving medication for opioid use disorder
“Wing leaders” in recovery residences: staff key approaches supporting criminal legal system-involved residents receiving medication for opioid use disorder Open
Introduction Recovery homes (also known as recovery residences or sober living homes) are an effective approach to addressing substance use disorder in the United States and have been classified into four levels of care by the National Ass…
View article: Workforce outcomes among substance use peer supports: a scoping review of individual and organizational influences
Workforce outcomes among substance use peer supports: a scoping review of individual and organizational influences Open
Introduction Peer recovery support services (PRSS), an expanding component in SUD treatment, are delivered by individuals with lived experience of substance use disorder (SUD). Despite the growing importance of these peers and the unique c…
View article: “They Don’t Give You No Note If It’s Got Fentanyl”: Using Cognitive Interviews to Understand Self-report and Urine Drug Screen Discrepancies
“They Don’t Give You No Note If It’s Got Fentanyl”: Using Cognitive Interviews to Understand Self-report and Urine Drug Screen Discrepancies Open
Background: Fentanyl, a highly potent synthetic opioid, is now involved in the majority of drug overdose deaths in the United States. Discrepancies between substance use self-reports and urine drug screens (UDS) are common, especially when…
View article: Recent Incarceration and Minoritized Racial Status as Barriers to the Effectiveness of Recovery Management Checkups
Recent Incarceration and Minoritized Racial Status as Barriers to the Effectiveness of Recovery Management Checkups Open
Background: Recovery management checkups done in primary care settings (RMC-PCs) can be an effective intervention to link individuals with substance use disorders (SUD) to treatment and help them stay engaged with treatment. There is reaso…
View article: Workforce outcomes among substance use peer supports and their contextual determinants: A scoping review protocol
Workforce outcomes among substance use peer supports and their contextual determinants: A scoping review protocol Open
Introduction Peer recovery support services are a promising approach for improving harm reduction, treatment, and recovery-related outcomes for people who have substance use disorders. However, unique difficulties associated with the role …
View article: Exploring the feasibility of Recovery Management Checkups for Primary Care in a Federally Qualified Health Center
Exploring the feasibility of Recovery Management Checkups for Primary Care in a Federally Qualified Health Center Open
Introduction Primary care settings present an opportunity for alcohol and substance use disorder (A/SUD) screening and treatment referral. However, there are recognized deficiencies in widely used treatment referral approaches, including a…
View article: Syringe service program-based telemedicine linkage to opioid use disorder treatment: the randomized mixed method STAMINA trial
Syringe service program-based telemedicine linkage to opioid use disorder treatment: the randomized mixed method STAMINA trial Open
Background The opioid overdose crisis necessitates expanded access to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD). Treatment programs often struggle to engage individuals at the highest overdose risk. This study, STAMINA, aimed to engage pa…
View article: A qualitative investigation into the effectiveness of a housing navigator program linking justice-involved clients with recovery housing
A qualitative investigation into the effectiveness of a housing navigator program linking justice-involved clients with recovery housing Open
Evidence from this study suggests recovery home navigation can improve the speed and efficiency with which clients are connected to appropriate services that are tailored to their specific needs as well as increase client motivation to eng…
View article: Linkage facilitation for opioid use disorder in criminal legal system contexts: a primer for researchers, clinicians, and legal practitioners
Linkage facilitation for opioid use disorder in criminal legal system contexts: a primer for researchers, clinicians, and legal practitioners Open
View article: “A lot of moving parts”: Recovery home challenges linking and housing individuals with criminal legal system involvement
“A lot of moving parts”: Recovery home challenges linking and housing individuals with criminal legal system involvement Open
Recovery resident directors have considerable insight into the most significant placement challenges faced by recovery homes upon carceral release as well as experience with potential solutions for overcoming them. Directors can be the key…
View article: Patient experiences of buprenorphine dispensing from a mobile medical unit
Patient experiences of buprenorphine dispensing from a mobile medical unit Open
Background Overdose deaths continue to rise within the United States, despite effective treatments such as buprenorphine and methadone for opioid use disorder (OUD). Mobile medical units with the ability to dispense buprenorphine have been…
View article: Associations among drug acquisition and use behaviors, psychosocial attributes, and opioid-involved overdoses
Associations among drug acquisition and use behaviors, psychosocial attributes, and opioid-involved overdoses Open
Aims This study sought to develop and assess an exploratory model of how demographic and psychosocial attributes, and drug use or acquisition behaviors interact to affect opioid-involved overdoses. Design We conducted exploratory and confi…
View article: Workforce outcomes among substance use peer supports and their contextual determinants: A scoping review protocol
Workforce outcomes among substance use peer supports and their contextual determinants: A scoping review protocol Open
Background Peer recovery support services are a promising approach for improving harm reduction, treatment, and recovery-related outcomes for people who have substance use disorders. However, unique difficulties associated with the role ma…
View article: Associations among Drug Acquisition and Use Behaviors, Psychosocial Attributes, and Opioid-Involved Overdoses: A SEM Analysis
Associations among Drug Acquisition and Use Behaviors, Psychosocial Attributes, and Opioid-Involved Overdoses: A SEM Analysis Open
Aims This study sought to develop and assess an exploratory model of how demographic and psychosocial attributes, and drug use or acquisition behaviors interact to affect opioid-involved overdoses. Methods We conducted exploratory and conf…
View article: Results From the POINT Pragmatic Randomized Trial: An Emergency Department-Based Peer Support Specialist Intervention to Increase Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Linkage and Reduce Recurrent Overdose
Results From the POINT Pragmatic Randomized Trial: An Emergency Department-Based Peer Support Specialist Intervention to Increase Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Linkage and Reduce Recurrent Overdose Open
Background: People with opioid use disorder (OUD) frequently present at the emergency department (ED), a potentially critical point for intervention and treatment linkage. Peer recovery support specialist (PRSS) interventions have expanded…
View article: A conceptual framework for assessing implementation strategy integrity
A conceptual framework for assessing implementation strategy integrity Open
Background The outcomes of planned implementation efforts have been mixed, with some applications failing to achieve the desired change or impact. While reasons for mixed findings in implementation research are multifaceted (e.g., Damschro…
View article: Latent class analysis of emergency department patients engaged in telehealth peer recovery support services and associations of identified classes with post-discharge outcomes
Latent class analysis of emergency department patients engaged in telehealth peer recovery support services and associations of identified classes with post-discharge outcomes Open
View article: Fentanyl Exposure and Detection Strategies Utilized by Clinical Trial Participants Seeking Linkage to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment at a Syringe Service Program
Fentanyl Exposure and Detection Strategies Utilized by Clinical Trial Participants Seeking Linkage to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment at a Syringe Service Program Open
Introduction The USA continues to face a fentanyl-driven overdose epidemic. Prior research has demonstrated users of illicit opioids are concerned about fentanyl exposure and overdose, but the strategies they report using to detect fentany…
View article: Linkage facilitation services for opioid use disorder: Taxonomy of facilitation practitioners, goals, and activities
Linkage facilitation services for opioid use disorder: Taxonomy of facilitation practitioners, goals, and activities Open
View article: A randomized controlled trial of recovery management checkups for primary care patients: Twelve‐month results
A randomized controlled trial of recovery management checkups for primary care patients: Twelve‐month results Open
Background Primary care settings like federally qualified health centers (FQHC) are optimal locations to identify individuals with substance use disorders (SUD) and link them to SUD treatment, yet successful linkage has proven difficult. R…
View article: Outcomes of a mobile medical unit for low-threshold buprenorphine access targeting opioid overdose hot spots in Chicago
Outcomes of a mobile medical unit for low-threshold buprenorphine access targeting opioid overdose hot spots in Chicago Open
The mobile medical unit successfully reached nearly 600 patients in traditionally medically underserved Chicago neighborhoods with the highest overdose rates. The mobile unit's integrated approach met a variety of health needs, including b…
View article: Evaluation of post-discharge engagement for emergency department patients with opioid use history who received telehealth recovery coaching services
Evaluation of post-discharge engagement for emergency department patients with opioid use history who received telehealth recovery coaching services Open
View article: Patterns of opioid use behaviors among patients seen in the emergency department: Latent class analysis of baseline data from the POINT pragmatic trial
Patterns of opioid use behaviors among patients seen in the emergency department: Latent class analysis of baseline data from the POINT pragmatic trial Open
LCA identified distinct subgroups among POINT trial participants. Knowledge of such subgroups assists with the development of better-targeted interventions and can help staff to identify the most appropriate treatment and recovery pathways…
View article: Evaluation of post-discharge engagement for emergency department patients with opioid use history who received telehealth recovery coaching services
Evaluation of post-discharge engagement for emergency department patients with opioid use history who received telehealth recovery coaching services Open
Background: In recent years, emergency departments (EDs) across the nation have implemented peer recovery coach (PRC) services to support patients who use opioids. The majority of such interventions discussed in the literature follow an in…
View article: Using recovery management checkups for primary care to improve linkage to alcohol and other drug use treatment: a randomized controlled trial three month findings
Using recovery management checkups for primary care to improve linkage to alcohol and other drug use treatment: a randomized controlled trial three month findings Open
Background and Aims Recovery management checkups (RMC) have established efficacy for linking patients to substance use disorder (SUD) treatment. This study tested whether using RMC in combination with screening, brief intervention, and ref…
View article: Impacts of COVID-19 at the intersection of substance use disorder treatment and criminal justice systems: findings from three states
Impacts of COVID-19 at the intersection of substance use disorder treatment and criminal justice systems: findings from three states Open