Opioid-related deaths before and after COVID-19 stay-at-home orders in Los Angeles County.  Kelley MA, Lucas J, Stewart E, Goldman D, Doctor JN.  Drug Alcohol Depend. 2021 Sep 2;228:109028. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.109028. Epub ahe…

COVID-19 Pandemic and Fentanyl Use Disorder in African Americans.  Blackwood CA, Cadet JL.  Front Neurosci. 2021 Aug 19;15:707386. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2021.707386. PMID: 34489626; PMCID: PMC8417443. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/artic…

The impact of COVID-19 on opioid treatment programs in the United States.  Goldsamt LA, Rosenblum A, Appel P, Paris P, Nazia N.  Drug Alcohol Depend. 2021 Sep 24;228:109049. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.109049. Epub ahead of print. PMI…

Treatment provider perceptions of take-home methadone regulation before and during COVID-19.  Madden EF, Christian BT, Lagisetty PA, Ray BR, Sulzer SH.  Drug Alcohol Depend. 2021 Sep 23;228:109100. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.109100…

The impact of the national stay-at-home order on emergency department visits for suspected opioid overdose during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Root ED, Slavova S, LaRochelle M, Feaster DJ, Villani J, Defiore-Hyrmer J, El-Bassel N…

Use of telemedicine for opioid use disorder treatment - Perceptions and experiences of opioid use disorder clinicians.  Riedel L, Uscher-Pines L, Mehrotra A, Busch AB, Barnett ML, Raja P, Huskamp HA.  Drug Alcohol Depend. 2021 Aug 28;228…