Effects of treatment status and life quality on anxiety in MMT patients.  Cao P, Zhang Z, Zhong J, Xu S, Huang Q, Fan N.  Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy. 2021 Jan 13;16(1):9. doi: 10.1186/s13011-021-00343-4. PMID: 33441176; PMCID: PMC7805…

Systematic content analysis of patient evaluations of START NOW psychotherapy reveals practical strategies for improving the treatment of opioid use disorder.  Truong AY, Saway BF, Bouzaher MH, Rasheed MN, Monjazeb S, Everest SD, Giampalmo SL…

"It's way more than just writing a prescription": A qualitative study of preferences for integrated versus non-integrated treatment models among individuals with opioid use disorder.  Saunders EC, Moore SK, Walsh O, Metcalf SA, Budney AJ, Cava…

Unemployment rate, opioids misuse and other substance abuse: quasi-experimental evidence from treatment admissions data.  Azagba S, Shan L, Qeadan F, Wolfson M.  BMC Psychiatry. 2021 Jan 10;21(1):22. doi: 10.1186/s12888-020-02981-7. PMID…

Time to ACT: launching an Addiction Care Team (ACT) in an urban safety-net health system.  Martin M, Snyder HR, Coffa D, Steiger S, Clement JP, Ranji SR, Azari S, Nguyen OK, Lum PJ.  BMJ Open Qual. 2021 Jan;10(1):e001111. doi: 10.1136/bm…

Kanada. A matter of life and death': U of C study details benefits of threatened opioid treatment program  An opioid dependency program facing looming closure by the UCP government has not only helped patients curb their mental health str…