Methods: We performed an extensive literature search in Google Scholar and Pub Med
databases that were published between December 7, 1999 and January 9, 2018 in …

Importance Although prescription opioid use disorder is associated with substantial harms,
strategies to identify patients with pain among whom prescription opioids can be safely …

Importance Although clinical trials demonstrate the superior effectiveness of medication for
opioid use disorder (MOUD) compared with nonpharmacologic treatment, national data on …

Background People who inject drugs (PWID) are at an elevated risk of fatal overdose in the
first year after experiencing a non-fatal event. Such non-fatal events may also result in …

Background Little is known about risk factors for repeated opioid overdose and fatal opioid
overdose in the first year following nonfatal opioid overdose. Methods We identified a …

Importance An increase in opioid prescription has been observed in the Netherlands. It is
vital to understand this increase and to identify risk factors for opioid prescription to ensure …

Background Our country is in the midst of an opioid epidemic. Although the problem is
multifactorial, one issue is the presence of excess prescription opioid medications circulating …

Background Hospitalizations involving opioid use disorder (OUD) are increasing.
Medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) reduce mortality and acute care utilization …

The opioid crisis has reached epidemic proportions in the United States with rising overdose
death rates. Identifying the underlying factors that contribute to addiction vulnerability may …

Objective To conduct a pilot needs assessment of underlying substance use disorders
(SUD), motivation for SUD treatment, and willingness to enter residential SUD treatment in …