Check out our article about college students' reported knowledge of and attitudes toward opioid use disorder treatments. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

This is HUGE!!!!!!! HHS notice- Eliminates Buprenorphine X-Waiver Requirement for DEA-Registered Physicians I’m freaking out (in a GREAT WAY)!! #Xthexwaiver

Our study found that states have made significant SUD treatment policy changes during COVID-19, particularly regarding telehealth and facilitation of remote care. Bradley Stein Adam J. Gordon 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 @orandallkosich @haffajee_r @ucfhmi UCFCCIE Kathryn Casey Bouskill tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

We found 10 states with buprenorphine prescribing restrictions beyond those required by federal law.Some state laws codify practices lacking scientific consensus.journals.lww.com/journaladdicti… Bradley Stein Adam J. Gordon 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 @orandallkosich Rachel Totaram 🇺🇦 Kathryn Casey Bouskill Rosanna Smart School of Global Health Management & Informatics

12 step groups can be an isolating place for people using MOUD. Our qualitative study explored how people on MOUD are treated in 12SGs and how they respond. Always a joy working with Barbara "Basia" Andraka-Christou & Rachel Totaram 🇺🇦 !

We found states not only requiring waivers for NPs/PAs prescribing bup but for their supervisors too. ⁦School of Global Health Management & Informatics⁩ ⁦Bradley Stein⁩ ⁦Stefan Kertesz, MD, MSc⁩ ⁦Joanne Spetz⁩ ⁦@orandallkosich⁩ ⁦Rachel Totaram 🇺🇦 ⁦Adam J. Gordon 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦⁩ sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

My NIDA R36 dissertation grant was awarded today!!!! Couldn’t have done it without my amazing mentors and committee members Danielle Atkins Barbara "Basia" Andraka-Christou @CJViglione and Dr. Lynn Unruh at School of Global Health Management & Informatics and UCFCCIE Topic: The role of state Medicaid policies in tx for OUD in the CJ pop

In a survey of students at 2 major US universities, most supported Good Samaritan laws, but <50% supported other harm reduction initiatives, like naloxone distribution & SSPs Thuy Nguyen @orandallkosich School of Global Health Management & Informatics Rachel Totaram 🇺🇦 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

We identified a variety of state laws that could facilitate access to MOUD, including laws related to insurance, the criminal justice system & facility regulation: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… Bradley Stein Adam J. Gordon 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 Brendan Saloner @orandallkosich Rachel Totaram 🇺🇦 School of Global Health Management & Informatics UCFCCIE

We found that 15 states have laws prohibiting prior authorization for MOUD - with most such laws adopted recently. Prior authorization is a known MOUD prescribing barrier. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36724766/ School of Global Health Management & Informatics Bradley Stein Olivia K. Golan, PhD Brendan Saloner Adam J. Gordon 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 Rachel Totaram 🇺🇦

#NIDA-funded study in Annals of Medicine Taylor & Francis Research Insights: Researchers found from 2005-2015, no U.S. states had laws prohibiting prior authorization for meds for opioid use disorder (#MOUD). By 2019, 15 states had such laws. loom.ly/4sYkaok RAND PARCKA 1/2

We found that 10 states had dosing, counseling, &/or visitation frequency requirements in 2022 for office-based buprenorphine treatment. Such requirements are NOT necessary under federal law & could impede access. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117… Olivia K. Golan, PhD Bradley Stein Adam J. Gordon 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

In the US, people with a history of opioid use disorder have views on recovery that focus less on abstinence and more on well-being than the general public's views. Read the full report by Olivia K. Golan, PhD NORC and colleagues buff.ly/48BOx1v