Is there a disparity in medications for opioid use disorder based on race/ethnicity and gender? A systematic review and meta-analysis

S Nedjat, Y Wang, K Eshtiaghi, M Fleming - Research in Social and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Access to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) among racial/ethnic
minorities is a growing concern. Objectives Inequalities in receiving MOUD among gender …

Improving research on racial disparities in access to medications to treat opioid use disorders

TL Mark, AG La Sonya, G McMurtrie… - Journal of addiction …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Objectives The aims of the study are to review the current research on the association
between access to medications for opioid use disorders (MOUD) and race, to identify gaps …

'Red flags' and 'red tape': telehealth and pharmacy-level barriers to buprenorphine in the United States

L Textor, D Ventricelli, SV Aronowitz - International Journal of Drug Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Structural vulnerabilities for people who use drugs (PWUD) were exacerbated
by the COVID-19 pandemic. In this context, federal lawmakers in the United States (US) …

Intersectional stigma as a fundamental cause of health disparities: A case study of how drug use stigma intersecting with racism and xenophobia creates health …

SM Walters, J Kerr, M Cano, V Earnshaw… - Stigma and …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Recent evidence points to racial and ethnic disparities in drug-related deaths and health
conditions. Informed by stigma, intersectionality, intersectional stigma, and fundamental …

Racial health disparities in the United States

M Alsan, K Ianni, G Peterson - Oxford Review of Economic …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Disparities between Black and White Americans in health care coverage and health
outcomes are pervasive in the United States. In this paper, we describe the evolution of the …

Community-level determinants of stakeholder perceptions of community stigma toward people with opioid use disorders, harm reduction services and treatment in the …

A Davis, KL Stringer, ML Drainoni, CB Oser… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Community stigma toward people with opioid use disorder (OUD) can impede
access to harm reduction services and treatment with medications for opioid use disorder …

The medications for opioid use disorder study: methods and initial outcomes from an 18-month study of patients in treatment for opioid use disorder

JA Dever, MF Hertz, LJ Dunlap… - Public Health …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: Opioid use disorder (OUD) affects approximately 5.6 million people in the United
States annually, yet rates of the use of effective medication for OUD (MOUD) treatment are …

Variation in intervention stigma among medications for opioid use disorder

EF Madden, KK Barker, J Guerra, C Villanueva… - … -Qualitative Research in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite a substantial evidence base for effectiveness, medications for opioid use disorder
(MOUD) are often stigmatized. Even healthcare professionals working in substance use …

Drug overdose mortality by race/ethnicity across US-born and immigrant populations

M Cano, CS Sparks - Drug and alcohol dependence, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The present study examined racial/ethnic differences in US drug overdose
mortality among US-born and foreign-born men and women. Methods In this cross-sectional …

Racial and ethnic disparities in buprenorphine and extended-release naltrexone filled prescriptions during the COVID-19 pandemic

T Nguyen, E Ziedan, K Simon, J Miles… - JAMA Network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance COVID-19 disrupted delivery of buprenorphine and naltrexone treatment for
opioid use disorder (OUD), and during the pandemic, members of racial and ethnic minority …