Higher 90-day treatment retention rates seen with no higher risk for overdose
Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Dispensed More After Medicare Policy Change
Methadone dispensing up after 2020 without displacing use of buprenorphine
Risk for COVID-19-Linked Endocarditis Up in Patients With Opioid, Cocaine Use Disorders
180-day hospitalization risk significantly increased following endocarditis for those with opioid use disorder, cocaine use disorder
Fewer Buprenorphine Initiation Episodes Seen During Pandemic
Number of active buprenorphine episodes comparable to expected number, with fewer initiations and fewer ending of episodes
Telehealth Tied to Higher Buprenorphine Retention
Substantial number of Veterans Health Administration patients received buprenorphine from phone-only telehealth
Substance Use Disorder Treatment Admissions Down During Pandemic
Largest decreases seen in Native American, Black, and Hispanic individuals
Telehealth Services Use for Opioid Use Disorder Rose During Pandemic
More Medicare beneficiaries received OUD-related telehealth services, behavioral health-related telehealth services, meds for OUD
During Pandemic, Growth of Clinicians With X-Waivers for Buprenorphine Prescribing Slowed
Survey of 126 clinicians helps pinpoint barriers to obtaining waivers, prescribing buprenorphine
Supply Steady for Existing Patients Receiving Opioids During COVID-19
Opioid prescriptions for opioid-naive decreased then rebounded, while buprenorphine initiation remained lower
Pandemic Lockdowns Tied to More Eating Disorder Symptoms
Exercise addiction fell following lockdown, but post-COVID-19 lockdown, exercise rates increased
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