Importance Opioids are frequently prescribed to children and adolescents after surgery.
Prescription opioid misuse is associated with high-risk behavior in youth. Evidence-based …

Importance Medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) is the criterion standard treatment for
opioid use disorder (OUD), but nationally representative studies of MOUD use in the US are …

Undocumented Latinx immigrants experience unique factors prior to migration, during
migration, and after migration that shape their health. Our review summarizes the limited but …

Introduction In the field of health, numerous frameworks have emerged that advance
understandings of the differential impacts of health policies to produce inclusive and socially …

Importance Retention in addiction treatment is associated with reduced mortality for
individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD). Although clinical trials support use of OUD …

Importance Nonfatal opioid overdose may be a critical touch point when youths who have
never received a diagnosis of opioid use disorder can be engaged in treatment. However …

Background Opioid-related overdose deaths have risen sharply among young adults.
Despite this increase, access to evidence-based medication for opioid agonist treatment …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Opioid related overdose among adolescents and young
adults in the United States is rising. Medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), including …

Abstract Background Opioid Agonist Treatment (OAT) is the standard of care for the
treatment of opioid use disorders. However, most people in treatment do not receive OAT …

The current epidemic of opioid addiction has arguably been the most recalcitrant in the
nation's history and the first to involve substantial numbers of adolescents. ‍ The country has …