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Methadone Versus Buprenorphine/Naloxone: Treatment Outcome Differences Among Individuals Receiving Medications for Opioid Use Disorders in Rural Treatment Settings-A 1-Year Retrospective Cohort Study.

MacCamy A, Khairy L, Wasser T, Gill G et al. • The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association (2026)
PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1111/jrh.70219 PMC: PMC13620437

Six-month retention and changes in quality of life and substance use from a low-threshold methadone maintenance therapy programme in Durban, South Africa

Andrew Scheibe, Shaun Shelly, Tara Gerardy, Zara von Homeyer et al. • Addiction Science & Clinical Practice (2020)

Abstract Background Emerging data points to a potential heroin use epidemic in South Africa. Despite this, access to methadone maintenance therapy and other evidence-based treatment options remains negligible. We aimed to assess retention, ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13722-020-00186-7

Trait impulsivity prospectively predicts lower methadone treatment retention: moderation by pain catastrophizing

Annabelle M. Belcher, Kristen R. Hamilton-Moseley, Ebonie Massey, Mark Yoon et al. • Addiction Science & Clinical Practice (2026)

Abstract Background Empirical evidence supports the use of methadone as the standard of care for opioid use disorder. However, low retention in methadone treatment is one of the largest impediments to treatment success. Although several psy...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13722-026-00699-7

Network Analysis of Medical Claims Data Suggests Network-Based, Regional Targeting and Intervention Delivery Strategies to Increase Access to Office Based Opioid Treatment (OBOT) for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)

Harold D. Green PhD, Patrick C. Kaminski MA • Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing (2024)

Opioid overdose and Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) statistics underscore an urgent need to significantly expand access to evidence-based OUD treatment. Office Based Opioid Treatment (OBOT) has proven effective for treating OUD. However, limited ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/00469580241238422

Classifying Characteristics of Opioid Use Disorder From Hospital Discharge Summaries Using Natural Language Processing

Melissa N. Poulsen, Philip J. Freda, Vanessa Troiani, Anahita Davoudi et al. • Frontiers in Public Health (2022)

BackgroundOpioid use disorder (OUD) is underdiagnosed in health system settings, limiting research on OUD using electronic health records (EHRs). Medical encounter notes can enrich structured EHR data with documented signs and symptoms of O...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.850619