The opioid overdose crisis is driven by an intersecting set of social, structural, and economic
forces. Simulation models are a tool to help us understand and address thiscomplex …

Over the last decade, opioid use around the world has risen considerably and is projected to
continue to rise at an alarming rate. As opioid use rises, so too does the number of people …

Introduction The US opioid crisis has been exacerbated by COVID-19 and the spread of
synthetic opioids (eg, fentanyl). Methods We model the effectiveness of reduced prescribing …

The coronavirus disease pandemic of 2019 (COVID-19) has created significant economic
and societal burden, with mortality currently exceeding 615,000 and millions of others …

The subjectiveness of pain can lead to inaccurate prescribing of pain medication, which can
exacerbate drug addiction and overdose. Given that pain is often experienced in patients' …

Introduction The opioid crisis is a pervasive public health threat in the US Simulation
modeling approaches that integrate a systems perspective are used to understand the …

Background: The US opioid epidemic has caused substantial harm for over 20 years. Policy
interventions have had limited impact and sometimes backfired. Experts recommend a …

Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose of this review is to provide a review of the current
literature surrounding opioid overdose risk factors, focusing on relatively new factors in the …

Objective Standard of care for opioid use disorder (OUD) includes medication and
counseling. However, there is an unmet need for complementary approaches to treat OUD …

Background: The rapid growth of opioid abuse and the related mortality across the United
States has spurred the development of predictive models for the allocation of public health …