2018
An investigation of an open‐access model for scaling up methadone maintenance treatment
Madden LM, Farnum SO, Eggert KF, Quanbeck AR, Freeman RM, Ball SA, Schottenfeld RS, Shi JM, Savage ME, Barry DT. An investigation of an open‐access model for scaling up methadone maintenance treatment. Addiction 2018, 113: 1450-1458. PMID: 29453891, DOI: 10.1111/add.14198.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-medical opioid useOpioid use disorderMethadone maintenance treatmentOpioid useMaintenance treatmentTreatment accessUse disordersTreatment modelMethadone maintenance treatment centersMaintenance treatment centersDeleterious effectsMethadone treatmentPatient mortalityTreatment optionsTreatment outcomesTreatment centersProspective patientsRate of retentionPatient censusRapid enrollmentAddiction treatmentApparent deleterious effectsTreatmentMortalityProgrammatic outcomes
2017
Using nominal group technique among clinical providers to identify barriers and prioritize solutions to scaling up opioid agonist therapies in Ukraine
Madden L, Bojko MJ, Farnum S, Mazhnaya A, Fomenko T, Marcus R, Barry D, Ivanchuk I, Kolomiets V, Filippovych S, Dvoryak S, Altice FL. Using nominal group technique among clinical providers to identify barriers and prioritize solutions to scaling up opioid agonist therapies in Ukraine. International Journal Of Drug Policy 2017, 49: 48-53. PMID: 28957756, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2017.07.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid agonist therapyNominal group techniqueAgonist therapyBuprenorphine maintenance treatmentAddiction treatment approachesImplementation science strategiesOAT servicesMaintenance treatmentClinical providersTreatment approachesTreatment servicesNGT discussionRegional controlTherapyCliniciansGroup techniqueStructural barriers