Objectives: Drug overdose (OD) deaths have been increasing over the past 20 years.
Although risk factors for drug OD have been identified in adult populations, less is known …

Importance The ongoing overdose crisis continues to adversely affect adolescents and
young adults (AYAs) and has led to numerous preventable deaths. Medications for opioid …

US college campuses have witnessed a national increase of cannabis, stimulant, and illicit
drug use among students over the past decade. Substance use among college students is …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate temporal trends in medication-assisted treatment use among
pregnant women with opioid use disorder. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective cohort …

Purpose Young adults are disproportionately affected by the current opioid crisis. Although
medications for opioid use disorder are broadly effective, with reductions in morbidity and …

The volatile opioid epidemic is associated with higher levels of opioid use disorder (OUD)
and negative health outcomes in adolescents and young adults. Medications for opioid use …

Chronic pain and opioid misuse occur in pediatric populations and can be associated with a
range of negative adverse outcomes that may persist into adulthood. While the association …

Abstract Background and Aims Although medications for opioid use disorder (OUD),
including extended‐release naltrexone (XR‐NTX), have demonstrated effectiveness …

Background Opioid agonist treatments (OAT) are effective interventions for reducing illicit
opioid use; however, less is known about OAT among adolescents and young adults (AYA) …

Background Medication for addiction treatment (MAT) has received much attention in recent
years for treating individuals with opioid use disorders (OUD). However, these medications …