Background The centuries-old term addiction remains widely used in both professional and
popular media because it communicates commonly held imagery of those whose once …

Excessive alcohol consumption is involved in 1/10 of deaths of US working-age adults and
costs the country around $250,000,000 yearly. While Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) pathology …

Importance Medications for opioid use disorder, including buprenorphine hydrochloride and
methadone hydrochloride, are highly effective at improving outcomes for individuals with the …

Objectives To measure access to opioid treatment programs (OTPs) and office-based
buprenorphine treatment (OBBTs) at the smallest geographic unit for which the Census …

Background In response to the ongoing opioid overdose epidemic, many states have
enacted laws increasing naloxone access by lay people, such as friends and family …

Introduction In the last decades, many medications have been tested for the treatment of
Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD). Among them, disulfiram, acamprosate, naltrexone, nalmefene …

Rates of nurse mental health and substance use disorders are high. Heightened by the
COVID-19 pandemic, nurses are challenged to care for patients in ways that often …

Cocaine use disorder represents a public health crisis with no FDA-approved medications
for its treatment. A growing body of research has detailed the important connections …

In October 2002, the Food and Drug Administration approved buprenorphine for use in the
treatment of opioid dependence. Successful diffusion, adoption, and implementation of this …

Abstract Background Rhode Island (RI) ninth graders report lifetime nonmedical use of
prescription opioids (NMUPO) of 8.9%. NMUPO is associated with transition to heroin use …