Uptick follows a decrease from 2008 to 2019 and may be pandemic-related, the authors say
Telemedicine Feasible for Buprenorphine Initiation in Opioid Use Disorder
Higher 90-day treatment retention rates seen with no higher risk for overdose
Deaths Due to Opioid Toxicity Up in U.S. During COVID-19
Years of life lost due to opioid toxicity plateaued between 2017 and 2019, then increased through 2021
Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Dispensed More After Medicare Policy Change
Methadone dispensing up after 2020 without displacing use of buprenorphine
Postpartum Opioid Fills Increased With Onset of Pandemic
Observed increases were larger for patients who delivered by C-section than for those with vaginal delivery
Fatal Drug Overdose Down With OUD-Related Telehealth Services
Furthermore, risk for fatal drug overdose lower with receipt of medications for opioid use disorder from opioid treatment programs
No Increase Seen in OD Deaths Involving Buprenorphine During COVID-19
Proportion of overdose deaths did not increase in association with actions taken to ease access to 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 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
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