In the past decade, a new cohort of adolescents and young adults with opioid use disorders
(OUD) has emerged. While medications and psychosocial treatments are available, few …

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 …

Objective: Methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone are evidence-based treatments for
opioid use disorder (OUD). A large body of evidence supports their effectiveness in adults …

Abstract The Youth Opioid Recovery Support (YORS) intervention is a novel treatment for
young adults with opioid use disorder (OUD) that uses developmentally informed strategies …

This paper is the fortieth consecutive installment of the annual anthological review of
research concerning the endogenous opioid system, summarizing articles published during …

Background Opioid dependence is a major health concern across the world and does also
occur in adolescents. While opioid substitution treatment (OST) has been thoroughly …

Background Substance use disorders are common chronic conditions that often begin and
develop during adolescence and young adulthood, yet the delivery of primary care is not …

Aim First use of opioids often happens in adolescence and an increasing number of opioid
overdoses are being reported among youth. The purpose of this narrative review was to …

Objective: This study examined the temporal relationship between early discontinuation of
buprenorphine treatment and health care expenditures before and after treatment initiation …

Introduction Opioid agonist treatment (OAT) is an effective treatment for opioid dependence
syndrome in adults. However, studies on effectiveness of OAT in adolescents are limited; …