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Initiation of buprenorphine during incarceration and retention in treatment upon release.

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It is concluded that initiating buprenorphine/naloxone prior to release from incarceration may increase engagement and retention in community-based treatment.
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This article is published in Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment.The article was published on 2013-08-01 and is currently open access. It has received 63 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Buprenorphine & Naloxone.

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Prevention and Treatment of Opioid Misuse and Addiction: A Review.

TL;DR: The factors that triggered the opioids crisis and its further evolution are analyzed, along with the interventions to manage and prevent opioid use disorder (OUD), which are fundamental for curtailing the opioid crisis.
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Pain Management and the Opioid Epidemic: Balancing Societal and Individual Benefits and Risks of Prescription Opioid Use

TL;DR: Evidence on strategies for addressing the opioid epidemic and progress and future directions in research on pain and opioid use disorder are presented.
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Opioid-related treatment, interventions, and outcomes among incarcerated persons: A systematic review

TL;DR: It is found that correctional facilities should scale up OAT among incarcerated persons with OUD, and participants who received MMT or BPN/NLX while incarcerated had fewer nonfatal overdoses and lower mortality.
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A randomized controlled trial of prison-initiated buprenorphine: Prison outcomes and community treatment entry

TL;DR: Buprenorphine appears feasible and acceptable to prisoners who were not opioid-tolerant and can facilitate community treatment entry, however, concerns remain with in-prison treatment termination due to attempted diversion of medication.
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Impact of Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addiction on Medicaid Expenditures and Health Services Utilization Rates in Vermont.

TL;DR: For state Medicaid leaders facing similar decisions on approaches to opioid addiction, these results provide early support for expanding medication-assisted treatment services rather than relying only on psychosocial, abstinence, or detoxification interventions.
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Interventions for latent autoimmune diabetes (LADA) in adults.

TL;DR: Two studies show SU leading to earlier insulin dependence and a meta-analysis of four studies with considerable heterogeneity showed poorer metabolic control if SU is prescribed for patients with LADA compared to insulin.
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The fifth edition of the addiction severity index

TL;DR: The clinical and research uses of the ASI over the past 12 years are discussed, emphasizing some special circumstances that affect its administration.
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Buprenorphine maintenance versus placebo or methadone maintenance for opioid dependence

TL;DR: Buprenorphine maintenance compared to placebo and to methadone maintenance in the management of opioid dependence, including its ability to retain people in treatment, suppress illicit drug use, reduce criminal activity, and mortality is evaluated.
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Release from Prison — A High Risk of Death for Former Inmates

TL;DR: Former prison inmates were at high risk for death after release from prison, particularly during the first 2 weeks, and interventions are necessary to reduce the risk of death after released from prison.
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Clinical pharmacology of buprenorphine: Ceiling effects at high doses

TL;DR: The purpose of this study was to characterize the acute effects of buprenorphine, an opioid partial (μ‐agonist, across a wide range of doses in comparison to methadone.
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