Importance Opioids are frequently prescribed to children and adolescents after surgery.
Prescription opioid misuse is associated with high-risk behavior in youth. Evidence-based …

Chronic pain and prescription opioid abuse are extremely prevalent both in this country and
worldwide. Consequences of opioid misuse can be life-threatening with significant morbidity …

Methods| We used the 2004-2013 rounds of the National Survey of Drug Use and Health
(NSDUH), a nationally representative annual cross-sectional survey of individuals aged 12 …

Opioid use disorders are a significant public health problem, affecting two million people in
the United States. Treatment with buprenorphine, methadone, or both is predominantly …

Objectives. To explore barriers to care and characteristics associated with respondent-
reported perceived need for opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment and National Survey on …

Background: Medication treatment (MT) with methadone and buprenorphine are effective
treatments for opioid use disorders, but little information is available regarding the extent to …

OUD affects 2.5 million Americans1 and is prevalent across all age groups and
backgrounds. It has contributed to increasing injection drug use as well as the spread of …

Substance use disorders are highly prevalent, debilitating conditions for which effective
pharmacotherapies exist with a broad evidence base, yet pharmacotherapy for the treatment …

Importance Disruptions in care during the COVID-19 pandemic may have decreased access
to care for patients with opioid use disorder. Objective To examine trends in opioid use …

Many state Medicaid programs restrict access to buprenorphine, a prescription medication
that relieves withdrawal symptoms for people addicted to heroin or other opiates. The …