Proportion of youth aged 19 years and younger dispensed buprenorphine decreased 45 percent from 2015 to 2020
180-day hospitalization risk significantly increased following endocarditis for those with opioid use disorder, cocaine use disorder
Number of active buprenorphine episodes comparable to expected number, with fewer initiations and fewer ending of episodes
Risk for preterm birth, small size for gestational age, low birth weight lower for those receiving buprenorphine versus methadone
Substantial number of Veterans Health Administration patients received buprenorphine from phone-only telehealth
Largest decreases seen in Native American, Black, and Hispanic individuals
More Medicare beneficiaries received OUD-related telehealth services, behavioral health-related telehealth services, meds for OUD
Gummies look like candy and can cause severe nicotine toxicity or death if young children eat them
Rural U.S. residents who use both drugs more likely to have nonfatal overdose than those who use either drug alone
However, 86.6 percent of people with opioid use disorder are not receiving medication treatment