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New in SAj: Differences in the delivery of medications for opioid use disorder during hospitalization by racial categories: A retrospective cohort analysis

Jun 29, 2022 by AMERSA

This study assessed differences in the delivery of buprenorphine versus methadone during acute medical or surgical hospitalizations for veterans with opioid use disorder (OUD) by racial categories (Black Non-Hispanic or Latino vs. White Non-Hispanic or Latino).

Kelsey C. Priest, MD PhD MPH, Caroline A. King, PhD MPH, Honora Englander, MD, Travis I. Lovejoy, PhD MPH and Dennis McCarty, PhD found that differences in hospital-based MOUD delivery may be influenced by MOUD received prior to hospitalization within the racialized outpatient addiction treatment system.

This original research article was just published in SAj Volume 43, Issue 1 on June 7, 2022. Read it now!

New in SAj: Perceptions of prescription opioid use among rural farming and ranching communities: Preliminary implications for outreach and treatment

Jun 27, 2022 by AMERSA

The purpose of this study was to explore the prevalence and perceptions related to prescription opioids among rural producers and farmworkers. Authors, Kristine Ramsay-Seaner, PhD, Amber Letcher, PhD, Meagan Scott Hoffman, PhD, Emily Anderson, MA and Charlotte Heckmann, BS, found that outreach efforts that increase access to healthcare services and alternative pain management treatments for agricultural workers may mitigate the experience of chronic pain that can interfere with their overall quality of life.

You can find this article in SAj Volume 43, Issue 1 or you can read it here.

New in SAj: Smartphone-based alcohol interventions: A systematic review on the role of notifications in changing behaviors toward alcohol

Jun 24, 2022 by AMERSA

The aim of “Smartphone-based alcohol interventions: A systematic review on the role of notifications in changing behaviors toward alcohol” was to assess the role of notifications in smartphone-based interventions designed to support, manage, or reduce alcohol consumption.

Charlotte Williamson, MSc, Katie White, BSc, Roberto J. Rona, PhD, Amos Simms, MSc, Nicola T. Fear, DPhil (OXON), Laura Goodwin, PhD, Dominic Murphy, PhD and Daniel Leightley, PhD conducted this review using 14 papers meeting inclusion criteria: (1) studies using a smartphone-based alcohol intervention, (2) the intervention used notifications, and (3) published between 1st January 2007 and 30th April 2021 in English.

This review was published in SAj Volume 43, Issue 1 on June 7, 2022. Read it now!

New in SAj: Cannabis and cocaine use, drinking outcomes, and quality of life in general hospital inpatients with alcohol use disorder

Jun 23, 2022 by AMERSA

Esperanza Romero-Rodríguez, MD MSc PhD, Clara A. Chen, MHS, Kimberly A. Dukes, PhD, Kaitlin Hartlage, MPH, Tibor P. Palfai, PhD, Kara M. Magane, MS, Jeffrey H. Samet, MD MA MPH and Richard Saitz, MD MPH assess associations between cannabis and cocaine use and two outcomes [heavy drinking days and quality of life] among hospital inpatients with an alcohol use disorder.

This brief report was just published in SAj Volume 43, Issue 1 on June 7, 2022. Read it now!

AMERSA’s 46th Annual Conference: Call for Abstracts and Workshops!

Apr 7, 2022 by AMERSA

AMERSA’s 46th Annual Conference, “Examining Systems, Substance Use and Disenfranchisement” will be held in Boston, MA November 10-12, 2022. AMERSA is currently seeking abstract submissions of recent substance use-related research and education innovations.

Abstracts for the 2022 AMERSA National Conference may be submitted to one of three categories:

1. Research – These abstracts report on original research and must include methods, data analyses, results and conclusions. Broad disciplines are represented, including clinical research, implementation science, and education scholarship.

2. Curricula, Quality Improvement, and Program Innovations – These abstracts report on evaluations of education curricula, quality improvement, implementation science, and/or innovative program initiatives and must include methods, data analyses, results and conclusions.

3. Clinical Case Presentations – These abstracts describe an illustrative case that reinforces specific learning objectives for the treatment of substance use disorders, complications of substance use/ substance use disorder, or impact of substance use on clinical care. Cases should be based on patients for whom at least one of the author(s) had treated during the course of the patient’s treatment.

Oral presentations are clustered into concurrent theme-based 60-90 minute sessions with each abstract presentation 10 minutes in duration followed by an additional 5 minute question/answer period. These will be scheduled on Thursday, November 10th and Saturday, November 12th.

Poster presentations are displayed during a 90-minute evening poster reception with the attendant author(s) available to discuss and present the poster. These will be scheduled Thursday evening.

Deadline for submission – May 1, 2022

Please visit www.amersa.org for detailed online submission and instructions.

WORKSHOP SUBMISSIONS – Each workshop will be 90 minutes in length and offer interactive learning about a specific substance-use related topic. Workshops must focus on building specific skills in clinical practice, education, research, community action, or policy/advocacy related to substance use. The most desirable workshop sessions will focus on a set of concrete skills or techniques that can be attained and practiced by participants in 90 minutes, and which participants can then introduce into their teaching, practice, research or community following the meeting. Workshop proposals from presenters trained in any discipline will be welcome. Workshop proposals that plan to disseminate information in a lecture or panel format only will not be accepted.

Accepted workshops will be featured in a concurrent, in-person, interactive, format.

Special recognition will be given for the Best Workshop. The winner of the “Best Workshop” award will be invited to attend the conference the following year, and receive an award and free conference registration.

Deadline for submission – May 1, 2022

Please visit www.amersa.org for detailed online submission and instructions.