Type: Article/Paper
The Opioid Crisis and the Black/African American Population: An Urgent Issue
This issue brief presents recent data on prevalence of opioid misuse and death rates in the Black/AA population; contextual factors & challenges to prevention & treatment; innovative outreach & engagement strategies to connect people to evidence-based treatment; and the importance of community voice.
The COVID-19 Pandemic: Practice and Policy Considerations For Patients with Opioid Use Disorder
This article details US policy updates that are loosening restrictions around MOUD prescribing in light of COVID-19.
FDA issues warning for products marketed to treat opioid withdrawal
The FDA sent a warning letter to EPH Technologies, accusing it of marketing and selling unapproved drugs.
Understanding Drug Overdoses and Deaths
Drug overdose deaths continue to increase in the United States. Learn more about the opioid overdose epidemic.
The American Opioid Epidemic in Special Populations: Five Examples
This manuscript identifies segments of the population that are disproportionately affected by the opioid epidemic.
Opioid death rates soared in communities where pain pills flowed
Death rates from opioids soared in the towns, cities and counties that were saturated with billions of prescription pain pills from 2006 through 2012, according to government death data and a previously undisclosed database of opioid shipments.
Opioid Clinic Use Doubles After COVID Arrives at Alabama HIV Center
At a large HIV clinic in Birmingham, Alabama, overall appointments for outpatient opioid use disorder (OUD) doubled after the COVID-19 epidemic arrived in March 2020.
COVID-19 Pandemic Provides Opportunity To Realign Self-Help Groups With Medications For People With Opioid Use Disorder
In this article from Health Affairs, Hefei Wen and coauthors analyze national data on opioid addiction treatment. In response to world events, the authors put their work in the context of the current COVID-19 crisis.
Validation of a Brief Measure of Opioid Dependence: The Rapid Opioid Dependence Screen (RODS)
This study reports on the initial validation of the RODS among a sample of 97 newly incarcerated, HIV-positive individuals.