Prevalence and treatment of opioid use disorders among primary care patients in six health systems. Lapham G, Boudreau DM, Johnson EA, Bobb JF, Matthews AG, McCormack J, Liu D, Samet JH, Saxon AJ, Campbell CI, Glass JE, Rossom RC, Murphy MT, Binswa…

Characteristics and current clinical practices of opioid treatment programs in the United States. Jones CM, Byrd DJ, Clarke TJ, Campbell TB, Ohuoha C, McCance-Katz EF. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2019 Dec 1;205:107616. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.1076…

Validation of the Malay Version of Mini-IPIP among Substance Use Disorder Patients Attending Methadone Clinics in Malaysia. Leong FW, Mohd Yasin MA, Muhd Ramli ER, Fadzil NA, Kueh YC. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Nov 12;16(22). pii: E4434…

Effectiveness of a Psycho-Social Intervention Aimed at Reducing Attrition at Methadone Maintenance Treatment Clinics: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis. Fan X, Zhang X, Xu H, Yang F, Lau JTF, Hao C, Li J, Zhao Y, Hao Y, Gu J. Int J Environ Res…

USA. Study: Prior Authorization Requirement for Addiction Meds Is Killing NY Drug Users Harm reduction activists in New York state are demanding increased access to lifesaving opioid use disorder medications, saying that regulatory barriers to acce…

USA. Walk-in Clinics for Opioid Addiction Offer Meds First, Fast In St. Louis, Seattle and San Francisco, people with opioid addictions can start medication on their first day of treatment. Early research suggests the approach can change lives. But…