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Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports
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ISSN 2772-7246 · Elsevier · 447 articles in the index
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Statewide trends in access to medications for opioid use disorder (moud) among adolescents with opioid use disorders in Indiana
Purpose: Opioid use disorder (OUD) and related harms have risen among adolescents, yet access to medications for OUD (MOUD) remains limited, particularly among Medicaid-enrolled youth. This study examines trends in OUD diagnosis and MOUD receipt among Indiana Medicaid adolescents and differences by…
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Clinicians’ experiences of delivering online Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) for families affected by substance use in rural Australia
Background: Interventions that support family members or concerned significant others (CSOs) of people with alcohol or drug dependence can enhance recovery, strengthen family functioning, and reduce recurrence rates. Yet factors influencing successful implementation of CSO-focused online programs…
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A short communication of pain outcomes following a pharmacist-delivered alcohol and opioid use reduction intervention
Background: Co-use of alcohol and opioid medications increases risk for sedation, respiratory depression, and overdose, yet remains common among patients prescribed opioids. The Alcohol Brief Intervention–Medication Therapy Management (ABI-MTM) intervention was developed for delivery by community…
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Development and validation of a fentanyl quantification model for drug checking services
Background: Drug checking services are becoming increasingly popular. Despite the significant variability in fentanyl concentrations observed in the unregulated opioid supply, quantifying fentanyl concentrations using community drug checking technologies remains challenging. This study reports the…
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Barriers and facilitators to methadone dispensing for opioid use disorder in community pharmacies: A scoping review
Background: Methadone, an evidence-based medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD), is available through prescription at community pharmacies in countries like Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom, but not in the United States (U.S.). The objective of this scoping review was to summarize…
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Hallucinogen use in the United States, 2021–2023: Diverging trends and subgroup patterns
Background: While interest in the therapeutic and recreational use of hallucinogens has increased, national surveillance often reports use in aggregate, potentially masking shifting trends among pharmacologically distinct substances. This study assessed trends in specific hallucinogens from 2021 to…
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Distinguishing a drug use disorder from drug use in a high-risk sample of youth: A random forest classification and explanatory analysis
Although many adolescents and young adults experiment with drugs, a subset may develop a drug use disorder (DUD). Few studies have used machine learning to identify risk and protective factors associated with DUDs, and to the best of our knowledge, none have been conducted with a high-risk youth…
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Rural community peer partnerships for improving methamphetamine -associated heart failure screening and engagement in cardiology care (PEER-Heart): Study protocol
Background: Methamphetamine-associated heart failure (MAHF) is increasingly prevalent in rural communities, where limited specialty care and barriers to healthcare engagement hinder early diagnosis and treatment. Peer-led screening with brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) testing, supported by…
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Exploring gender differences in tobacco cue-induced craving and heart rate variability in individuals with a tobacco use disorder
Introduction: Women face greater challenges quitting smoking and higher health risks than men, yet gender remains understudied in tobacco use disorder (TUD). This study investigates gender differences in subjective craving and heart rate variability (HRV) following tobacco cue exposure in abstinent…
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Morbidity, mortality, and health outcomes following emergency department visits for fentanyl-related overdoses: A retrospective cohort study
Background: Overdose (OD)-related mortality has been extensively studied; however, less is known about OD-related morbidity beyond neurocognitive impairments (NCI). The purpose of this study is to systematically describe morbidity, mortality, and health outcomes following a fentanyl-related OD…
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Rurality weakens the positive association between the COVID-19 pandemic and substance use treatment involving medications for opioid use disorder
Introduction: During the COVID-19 pandemic, policies and practices were adopted to increase access to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), an evidence-based treatment that has lower utilization rates in rural areas compared to urban regions. However, limited attention has been given to…
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High-volume buprenorphine prescribers: Examining state policy contexts
Background: Most patients prescribed buprenorphine depend on a small number of high-volume prescribers. However, little is known about how state policies may affect high-volume prescribing. Methods: We used 2009–2018 IQVIA Real World Data – Longitudinal Prescriptions (a national dataset capturing…
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Characteristics and comorbidities of patients on opioid agonist therapy in Switzerland: A descriptive analysis of the nationwide SAMMSU cohort
Background: Opioid agonist therapy (OAT) is the gold standard of treatment for opioid dependence and a cornerstone of Swiss drug policy. The Swiss Association for the Medical Management in Substance Users (SAMMSU) cohort was established to monitor health trends and improve care for OAT patients…
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Characterizing patterns of opioid and stimulant use by route and associations with non-fatal overdose and xylazine use in people who have injected drugs from Baltimore, MD, 2023–2024
Background: The fourth wave of the overdose epidemic in the United States (US) is characterized by deaths involving fentanyl with stimulants. Understanding patterns of substance use as novel drugs continue to emerge is critical to inform overdose prevention. Among people with a history of injection…
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Sexualized alcohol and drug use among men who have sex with men and the PrEP retention in Thailand
Introduction: Sexualized alcohol use (SAU) and sexualized drug use (SDU) involve the use of alcohol and/or drugs in sexual contexts, which may impact the HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) continuum of care. This study examines associations between SAU, SDU, and PrEP retention among Thai men who…
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Geographic differences in buprenorphine and methadone prescribing for surgical patients with opioid use disorder
Background: Patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) frequently present for surgery while receiving medications for OUD (MOUD), typically buprenorphine or methadone. This study evaluated MOUD use among surgical patients with OUD in a health-system spanning both urban and rural areas in Maine; a…
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The relationship between injection status, cocaine use, overdose, and drug-related behaviors among people who use opioids
Background: The co-use of opioids and stimulants is associated with elevated health risks. This study examined patterns of injection drug use and cocaine use frequency among people who use opioids. Methods: Cross-sectional data were collected from community-recruited adults who use opioids in…
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Alcohol use in adolescent chronic pain: Prevalence rates, perceptions of risk, and predictors of use
Introduction: Alcohol use (AU) in pediatric chronic pain may exacerbate pain and impact adult substance use behavior. This study characterizes prevalence rates and biopsychosocial correlates of AU in adolescents with chronic pain. Methods: Cross-sectional survey study comprising adolescents aged…