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
Test of a workforce development intervention to expand opioid use disorder treatment pharmacotherapy prescribers: protocol for a cluster randomized trial
Molfenter T, Knudsen HK, Brown R, Jacobson N, Horst J, Van Etten M, Kim JS, Haram E, Collier E, Starr S, Toy A, Madden L. Test of a workforce development intervention to expand opioid use disorder treatment pharmacotherapy prescribers: protocol for a cluster randomized trial. Implementation Science 2017, 12: 135. PMID: 29141653, PMCID: PMC5688699, DOI: 10.1186/s13012-017-0665-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderAddiction treatment fieldPrevalence of OUDSubstantial public health significanceOpioid misuse epidemicExtended-release naltrexonePrimary treatment outcomeEvidence-based pharmacotherapyAddiction treatment workforceSignificant health issuePublic health significanceAddiction treatment providersNaltrexone patientsNon-medical useOUD pharmacotherapyTreatment fieldOUD patientsBuprenorphine patientsPrescription opioidsCluster RCTIntervention periodTreatment outcomesImplementation interventionsOverdose deathsUse disorders