Utilization of telehealth solutions for patients with opioid use disorder using buprenorphine: a scoping review

AG Guillen, M Reddy, S Saadat… - Telemedicine and e …, 2022 - liebertpub.com
Background: A scoping review was conducted to examine the breadth of evidence related to
telehealth innovations being utilized in the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) with …

Key implementation factors in telemedicine-delivered medications for opioid use disorder: a scoping review informed by normalisation process theory

JTW Teck, G Zlatkute, A Perez, H Dritschel… - The Lancet …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Telemedicine could improve access to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD).
Telemedicine-delivered MOUD (TMOUD) has expanded substantially in response to the …

Mobile phone and internet use among people who inject drugs: implications for mobile health interventions

JE Ozga, C Paquette, JL Syvertsen… - Substance …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Mobile health (mHealth) interventions have the potential to improve substance
use treatment engagement and outcomes, and to reduce risk behaviors among people who …

[HTML][HTML] Digital interventions to save lives from the opioid crisis prior and during the SARS COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review of Australian and Canadian …

A Donnell, C Unnithan - Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background The potential for digital initiatives for opioid harm reduction is boundless.
Synthesized evidence on current interventions and their efficacy are emerging. This scoping …

Acceptability, feasibility, and outcomes of a clinical pilot program for video observation of methadone take-home dosing during the COVID-19 pandemic

KA Hallgren, J Darnton, S Soth, KL Blalock… - Journal of Substance …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Methadone is one of the most utilized treatments for opioid use disorder.
However, requirements for observing methadone dosing can impose barriers to patients and …

Addiction and COVID: issues, challenges, and new telehealth approaches

AN Edinoff, SE Kaufman, TM Chauncy, AP Erwin… - Psychiatry …, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent decades, the United States has seen a substantial increase in the number of
people diagnosed with substance use disorder (SUD). Both SUDs and COVID-19 separately …

Buprenorphine adherence and illicit opioid use among patients in treatment for opioid use disorder

EP Bhatraju, AC Radick, BG Leroux… - The American Journal …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Buprenorphine is a partial mu opioid agonist medication that has been shown
to decrease non-prescribed opioid use, cravings, and opioid related morbidity and mortality …

Video directly observed therapy for patients receiving office-based buprenorphine–a pilot randomized controlled trial

JI Tsui, BG Leroux, AC Radick, ZA Schramm… - Drug and alcohol …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background We conducted a pilot study to assess feasibility of using video directly-observed
therapy (DOT) for patients initiating buprenorphine to evaluate whether it is associated with …

Using data science to improve outcomes for persons with opioid use disorder

CJ Hayes, MA Cucciare, BC Martin… - Substance …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Medication treatment for opioid use disorder (MOUD) is an effective evidence-based therapy
for decreasing opioid-related adverse outcomes. Effective strategies for retaining persons on …

Characterizing self-reports of self-identified patient experiences with methadone maintenance treatment on an online community during COVID-19

AL Nobles, DC Johnson, EC Leas… - Substance use & …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted patients
receiving methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) through opioid treatment programs …