Background Residential treatment is a standard treatment for individuals with severe and
complex substance use problems. However, there is limited evidence on best practice …

This paper is the thirty-seventh consecutive installment of the annual review of research
concerning the endogenous opioid system. It summarizes papers published during 2014 …

In the past decade, a new cohort of adolescents and young adults with opioid use disorders
(OUD) has emerged. While medications and psychosocial treatments are available, few …

Opioid addiction is a chronic and relapsing mental health disorder. However, only some
individuals exposed to opioids, either recreationally or during the course of pain …

Extra-medical prescription opioid (EMPO) use–intentional use without a prescription or
outside of prescribed parameters–is a public health crisis in the United States and around …

Background This study examines whether MOUD increases treatment completion and
retention in both short-term (ST) and long-term (LT) residential programs using a national …

Abstract Background and Aims Emerging adults (age 18–25) have the highest rate of
substance use disorders (SUD) and often drop out of treatment earlier than those age twenty …

Background Relatively little is known regarding the perception of medication-assisted
treatments (MATs) and other treatment options amongst individuals that engage in non …

Background Injectable opioid agonist treatment (iOAT) is effective for opioid use disorder
(OUD), yet little is known about client preferences for accessing iOAT (eg, with …

Background and aims Treatment completion is associated with improved alcohol and other
drug (AOD) treatment outcomes. Unfortunately, treatment disengagement is common …