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Editorial
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This editorial discusses the series of papers that feature initiatives to mitigate the opioid epidemic in the United States, and challenges encountered during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Mitigating the opioid epidemic in the United States – strategies and challenges during COVID-19
Drugs in Context present a series of papers that describe and evaluate programs that seek to improve the care and management of patients with opioid-related substance use disorder.
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Commentary
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This Commentary describes recent investments in overdose prevention research and outlines opportunities for ensuring that future research efforts allow for the flexibility necessary to effectively respond to the continually evolving epidemic.
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Review
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This scoping review was to characterizes opioid-focused academic detailing interventions and describes their findings.
Article Type
Review
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This article reviews a multidisciplinary project designed to implement and evaluate clinic-based interventions in Oregon, USA, to improve pain management, opioid prescribing and treatment of opioid use disorder.
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Original Research
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This article discusses the SAFE – Home Opioid Management Education (SAFE-HOME) naloxone awareness program for older adults which utilizes home health workers to educate older adults who are prescribed opioid medications about the access to and use of naloxone to reverse opioid overdose.
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Original Research
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The aim of this study is to determine which interventions offered by problem-solving courts and correctional facilities impact morbidity and mortality of persons arrested for drug misuse.
Article Type
Original Research
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This study aims to develop and validate an instrument to assess prescriber satisfaction with academic detailing interventions.