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Buprenorphine uptake during pregnancy following the 2017 guidelines update on prenatal opioid use disorder
Nguemeni Tiako M, Meinhofer A, Friedman A, South E, Epstein R, Meisel Z, Morgan J. Buprenorphine uptake during pregnancy following the 2017 guidelines update on prenatal opioid use disorder. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2022, 227: 544-546.e1. PMID: 35613648, PMCID: PMC9420821, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.05.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalgesics, OpioidBuprenorphineFemaleHumansMethadoneOpiate Substitution TreatmentOpioid-Related DisordersPregnancyPregnancy Complications
2021
Predictors of Initiation of Medication for Opioid Use Disorder and Retention in Treatment Among U.S. Pregnant Women, 2013-2017.
Nguemeni Tiako MJ, Friedman A, Culhane J, South E, Meisel ZF. Predictors of Initiation of Medication for Opioid Use Disorder and Retention in Treatment Among U.S. Pregnant Women, 2013-2017. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2021, 137: 687-694. PMID: 33706349, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000004307.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderAdministration of medicationsPrimary opioid use disorderTreatment episodesPregnant womenMedication administrationUse disordersInitiation of methadoneCompletion of treatmentPredictors of initiationPrior treatment episodesCross-sectional analysisSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeFindings highlight gapsCurrent guidelinesMedicationsSynthetic opioidsLogistic regressionAdministrationCare systemTreatmentWomenEpisodesMethadone
2020
Addressing racial & socioeconomic disparities in access to medications for opioid use disorder amid COVID-19
Nguemeni Tiako MJ. Addressing racial & socioeconomic disparities in access to medications for opioid use disorder amid COVID-19. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2020, 122: 108214. PMID: 33248862, PMCID: PMC7685132, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2020.108214.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderUse disordersTreatment optionsBuprenorphine accessPatient's homeCOVID-19Stark racial disparitiesRacial disparitiesConsiderable riskTelemedicine uptakeCommunity pharmaciesBuprenorphineMethadoneMedicationsSocioeconomic disparitiesPatientsDisordersRiskPre COVID-19DisparitiesHomeOptionsUptake