Lead: Injectable-Only Overlapping Buprenorphine Starting Protocol in a Low-Threshold Setting
Injectable-Only Overlapping Buprenorphine Starting Protocol in a Low-Threshold Setting JAMA Network Open Injectable-only buprenorphine protocols are an exciting new strategy for buprenorphine initia...
26 Aug 20257min
Lead: Association between housing status and mental health and substance use severity among individuals with opioid use disorder and co-occurring depression and/or PTSD
Association between housing status and mental health and substance use severity among individuals with opioid use disorder and co-occurring depression and/or PTSD BMC Primary Care This is a cross-se...
19 Aug 20255min
Lead: Oral methadone versus sublingual buprenorphine for the treatment of acute opioid withdrawal: A triple-blind, double-dummy, randomized control trial
Oral methadone versus sublingual buprenorphine for the treatment of acute opioid withdrawal: A triple-blind, double-dummy, randomized control trial Drug and Alcohol Dependence Researchers compared o...
12 Aug 20255min
Lead: Implementation Gaps in US Syringe Service Programs, 2022
Implementation Gaps in US Syringe Service Programs, 2022 JAMA This study performed a cross-sectional analysis of the Syringe Services Programs in the US (SSPUS) dataset to determine implementation ...
5 Aug 20255min
Lead: Co-involvement of stimulants with opioids in North America: A 'silent epidemic’
Co-involvement of stimulants with opioids in North America: A 'silent epidemic’ Plos Mental Health The opioid epidemic unfolded in three distinct waves, with the latest being deaths attributed to ille...
29 Jul 20257min
Lead: Did alcohol facilitate the evolution of complex societies?
Did alcohol facilitate the evolution of complex societies? Humanities and Social Sciences Communications This study tested the “drunk” hypothesis, which claims that alcohol promoted social bonding an...
22 Jul 20256min
Lead: Disparities in Treatment and Referral After an Opioid Overdose Among Emergency Department Patients
Disparities in Treatment and Referral After an Opioid Overdose Among Emergency Department Patients JAMA Network Open This cohort study of 1,683 patients assessed if there are racial and ethnic dispar...
15 Jul 20257min
Lead: Prescriber-Level Changes in Buprenorphine Dispensing in the USA Before and After Federal Policy Changes Aimed at Increasing Prescribing
Prescriber-Level Changes in Buprenorphine Dispensing in the USA Before and After Federal Policy Changes Aimed at Increasing Prescribing Journal of General Internal Medicine This study used interrupted...
8 Jul 20255min
