Telemedicine along the cascade of care for substance use disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States

C Lin, H Pham, Y Zhu, SE Clingan, LA Lin… - Drug and Alcohol …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the landscape of healthcare service
delivery. This review aims to describe telemedicine-delivered substance use disorder (SUD) …

The evolution of telepsychiatry for substance use disorders during COVID-19: a narrative review

N Fast, R van Kessel, K Humphreys, NF Ward… - Current Addiction …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review This article aims to review and synthesize the current research
evidence regarding the efficacy of telepsychiatry-delivered substance use disorder treatment …

Trends in deaths following drug use in England before, during, and after the COVID-19 lockdowns

A Sekeris, T Algahtani, D Aldabergenov… - Frontiers in public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Aim This research aimed to describe how the characteristics of deaths following drug use
changed during the COVID-19 pandemic in England, and how this can inform future strategy …

Pandemic telehealth flexibilities for buprenorphine treatment: a synthesis of evidence and policy implications for expanding opioid use disorder care in the United …

N Krawczyk, BD Rivera, C King… - Health Affairs …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Buprenorphine is a highly effective treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) and a critical tool
for addressing the worsening US overdose crisis. However, multiple barriers to treatment …

Thirty-day treatment continuation after audio-only buprenorphine telehealth initiation

C Wunsch, R Wightman, C Pratty, B Jacka… - Journal of Addiction …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Objectives Before the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, federal law required in-person
evaluation before buprenorphine initiation. Regulatory changes during the pandemic allow …

[HTML][HTML] Overall and telehealth addiction treatment utilization by age, race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status in California after COVID-19 policy changes

VA Palzes, FW Chi, VE Metz, S Sterling… - JAMA Health …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Addiction treatment rapidly transitioned to a primarily telehealth modality
(telephone and video) during the COVID-19 pandemic, raising concerns about disparities in …

Providing low-barrier addiction treatment via a telemedicine consultation service during the COVID-19 pandemic in Los Angeles, county: an assessment 1 year later

AJ Kennedy, JS George, G Rossetti… - Journal of addiction …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Background Los Angeles County Department of Health Services provides medical care to a
diverse group of patients residing in underresourced communities. To improve patients' …

Qualitative system dynamics modeling to support community planning in opioid overdose prevention

NS Sabounchi, DW Lounsbury… - Research on social …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose: We aimed to help community stakeholders develop a shared understanding of the
opioid crisis through qualitative system dynamics (SD) modeling to inform local strategies for …

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on medications for opioid use disorder services in the US and Canada: a scoping review

DG Parker, D Zentner, JA Burack… - … , Prevention and Policy, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background Since the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, preliminary evidence suggests
that rates of opioid use and overdose in North America have only been exacerbated. During …

Leveraging Digital Technology to Support Pregnant and Early Parenting Women in Recovery from Addictive Substances: A Scoping Review

P Raynor, C Corbett, D West, DA Johnston… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Little is known about digital health interventions used to support treatment for pregnant and
early parenting women (PEPW) with substance use disorders (SUD). Methods: Guided by …