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View article: Effectiveness of Conditioned Open-label Placebo With Methadone in Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder
Effectiveness of Conditioned Open-label Placebo With Methadone in Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder Open
Importance Methadone treatment is the most effective evidence-based treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD), but challenges related to dosing and premature treatment dropout argue for adjunct interventions to improve outcomes. One potentia…
View article: Patient experiences of COVID-19-induced changes to methadone treatment in a large community-based opioid treatment program in Baltimore
Patient experiences of COVID-19-induced changes to methadone treatment in a large community-based opioid treatment program in Baltimore Open
View article: TOC (update)
TOC (update) Open
View article: “In their mind, they always felt less than”: The role of peers in shifting stigma as a barrier to opioid use disorder treatment retention
“In their mind, they always felt less than”: The role of peers in shifting stigma as a barrier to opioid use disorder treatment retention Open
View article: Patient Experiences of COVID-19 Induced Changes to Methadone Treatment in a Large Community-Based Opioid Treatment Program in Baltimore
Patient Experiences of COVID-19 Induced Changes to Methadone Treatment in a Large Community-Based Opioid Treatment Program in Baltimore Open
View article: Toward a National System of Expanded Testing of Existing Urine Specimens: The Drug Outbreak Testing Service (DOTS)
Toward a National System of Expanded Testing of Existing Urine Specimens: The Drug Outbreak Testing Service (DOTS) Open
The U.S. should consider establishing a program of expanded testing of already collected de-identified urine specimens in order to identify emerging drugs and track local patterns of use and availability.
View article: Race-based differences in drug use prior to onset of opioid use disorder
Race-based differences in drug use prior to onset of opioid use disorder Open
Rates of opioid use disorder (OUD) have increased dramatically over the past two decades, a rise that has been accompanied by changing demographics of those affected. Early exposure to drugs is a known risk factor for later development of …
View article: <i>Notes from the Field:</i> High Prevalence of Fentanyl Detected by the Maryland Emergency Department Drug Surveillance System — Baltimore, Maryland, 2019
<i>Notes from the Field:</i> High Prevalence of Fentanyl Detected by the Maryland Emergency Department Drug Surveillance System — Baltimore, Maryland, 2019 Open
This report describes a new University of Maryland study that found that after implementing enhanced testing methods, fentanyl topped the list of drugs detected in overdose patients at two Baltimore hospital emergency departments.
View article: Open-label dose-extending placebos for opioid use disorder: a protocol for a randomised controlled clinical trial with methadone treatment
Open-label dose-extending placebos for opioid use disorder: a protocol for a randomised controlled clinical trial with methadone treatment Open
Introduction More than 2 million individuals in the USA have an opioid use disorder (OUD). Methadone maintenance treatment is the gold standard of medication-based treatment for OUD, but high-dose methadone is associated with cardiotoxicit…
View article: Opioid–galanin receptor heteromers mediate the dopaminergic effects of opioids
Opioid–galanin receptor heteromers mediate the dopaminergic effects of opioids Open
Identifying non-addictive opioid medications is a high priority in medical sciences, but μ-opioid receptors mediate both the analgesic and addictive effects of opioids. We found a significant pharmacodynamic difference between morphine and…