Receipt of opioid use disorder treatments prior to fatal overdoses and comparison to no treatment in Connecticut, 2016–17
Heimer R, Black A, Lin H, Grau L, Fiellin D, Howell B, Hawk K, D'Onofrio G, Becker W. Receipt of opioid use disorder treatments prior to fatal overdoses and comparison to no treatment in Connecticut, 2016–17. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2023, 254: 111040. PMID: 38043226, PMCID: PMC10872282, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.111040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-medication treatmentsRelative riskOpioid overdose deathsIncidence rateMOUD treatmentOverdose deathsOpioid use disorder treatmentResults Incidence ratesRetrospective cohort studyDifferent treatment modalitiesPopulation-level effortsUse disorder treatmentFatal opioid poisoningsCohort studyOpioid poisoningTreatment modalitiesConclusion ExposurePoisoning deathsFatal overdosesTreatment exposureDisorder treatmentDeathTreatmentMethadoneRiskDrive Time to Addiction Treatment Facilities Providing Contingency Management across Rural and Urban Census Tracts in 6 US States
Joudrey P, Chen K, Oldfield B, Biegacki E, Fiellin D. Drive Time to Addiction Treatment Facilities Providing Contingency Management across Rural and Urban Census Tracts in 6 US States. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2023, 17: 615-617. PMID: 37788621, PMCID: PMC10591456, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000001170.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedian drive timeCM providersContingency managementMOUD servicesUrban census tractsOpioid use disorder servicesRural-Urban Commuting Area codesQualified health centersCensus tractsAddiction treatment facilitiesDisorder treatment providersDrive timeMOUD treatmentHealth centersOutpatient substanceDisorder servicesFacility surveyUrban-rural disparitiesTractTreatment providersFQHCsArea codesMinutesUS statesProviders