NIH Research Matters – Telehealth Improves Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder

• By: | The National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• February 28th, 2024
• buprenorphine, methadone, naltrexone, opioid use disorder, opioids, telehealth, telehealth studies
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Telehealth improves treatment for opioid use disorder for people during the COVID-19 pandemic, increasing the likelihood of staying on their medications and less likely to overdose. The findings support continuing the expanded telehealth access that began during the pandemic. Medications...

The Opioid Epidemic: Helping Communities in Crisis

• By: Thomas Olivo, LCSW Outreach Recovery Center
• October 23rd, 2023
• addiction treatment, client engagement, client retention, Fall 2023 Issue, harm reduction, methadone, Narcan training, opioid epidemic, opioid treatment programs, overdose deaths, psychoeducation, substance use disorder, telehealth appointments
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The opioid epidemic has impacted our families, friends, and communities. The New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) estimates that 1 in 13 New York State residents suffer from a substance abuse disorder.1 Among NYS residents, the number of overdose deaths involving any...

Percentage of Overdose Deaths Involving Methadone Declined Between January 2019 and August 2021

• By: | The National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• October 7th, 2022
• addiction, COVID-19, Fall 2022 Issue, methadone, opioid use disorder, overdose, research study, substance use disorders
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National data indicate COVID-era treatment expansion was not associated with harms, add evidence to support take-home treatment for opioid use disorder The percentage of methadone-involved overdose deaths relative to all drug overdose deaths declined from January 2019 to August 2021, according...