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The Authors’ Own Words: Co-prescription of naloxone as a Universal Precautions model for patients on chronic opioid therapy—Observational study

Sep 20, 2017 by AMERSA

We ask authors to describe their impressions regarding the implications of their accepted work, how their findings will change practice, and what is noteworthy about the work.

Co-prescription of naloxone as a Universal Precautions model for patients on chronic opioid therapy—Observational study

Mikiko Y. Takeda, Joanna G. Katzman, Ernest Dole, Melissa Heinz Bennett, Amal Alchbli, Daniel Duhigg & Howard Yonas

Substance Abuse Vol. 37 , Iss. 4,2016

Since opioid overdose death is such a pressing public health issue, harm reduction innovations to prevent overdose death are critical to study. The ambulatory co-prescribing of naloxone is a universal precaution model for all patients prescribed chronic opioid therapy. This can be adapted universally for all patients treated with chronic opioid therapy in an ambulatory setting so that there is increased availability and utilization in the case of an opioid overdose.

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The Authors’ Own Words: A qualitative analysis of family involvement in prescribed opioid medication monitoring among individuals who have experienced opioid overdoses

Sep 13, 2017 by AMERSA

We ask authors to describe their impressions regarding the implications of their accepted work, how their findings will change practice, and what is noteworthy about the work.

A qualitative analysis of family involvement in prescribed opioid medication monitoring among individuals who have experienced opioid overdoses

Scott P. Stumbo, Bobbi Jo H. Yarborough, Shannon L. Janoff, Micah T. Yarborough, Dennis McCarty & Carla A. Green

Substance Abuse Vol. 37 , Iss. 1,2016

Family-initiated efforts to monitor or manage opioid medications were more common when misuse was known only to family members or when the patient was seen as particularly vulnerable, especially when elderly or suicidal. These efforts were met with varying levels of acceptance by patients and were often unknown by clinicians. Our findings suggest that efforts to foster collaborative treatment planning involving patients, families, and clinicians could help reduce the risk of opioid overdoses.

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The Authors’ Own Words: The impact of sharing: The use of shared medical appointments to allow providers to increase treatment access for substance use and related disorders

Sep 12, 2017 by AMERSA

We ask authors to describe their impressions regarding the implications of their accepted work, how their findings will change practice, and what is noteworthy about the work.

The impact of sharing: The use of shared medical appointments to allow providers to increase treatment access for substance use and related disorders

H. A. Colon-Rivera, A. M. Daum & Sherry Nykiel

Substance Abuse Vol. 37 , Iss. 1,2016

Physicians represent the first line of treatment for these high risk individuals. Our aim was to showcase an already proven model of treatment in a new venue, utilizing the shared medical appointment for the management of opioid use and related disorders. This method not only demonstrates an effective and efficient way for providers to treat opioid use disorders, but also allows for more time to be spent with this high risk individual population.

The manuscript provides providers struggling with multitudes of individuals with opioid use and related disorders an opportunity to offer an effective care option.

The Authors’ Own Words: Management of opioid use disorders among veterans in subacute rehab: Use of an interdisciplinary task force to address an emerging concern

Sep 11, 2017 by AMERSA

We ask authors to describe their impressions regarding the implications of their accepted work, how their findings will change practice, and what is noteworthy about the work.

Management of opioid use disorders among veterans in subacute rehab: Use of an interdisciplinary task force to address an emerging concern

Kate L. M. Hinrichs, Samata Sharma, Joe Thurston, Karthik Sivashanker & Grace H. Chang

Substance Abuse Vol. 37 , Iss. 1,2016

This paper serves as a useful example of the way one medical system has begun addressing the issue of managing opioid use disordered patients in a non-addictions setting. Caring for such patients can be especially stressful for medical professionals who are not trained in addictions. The coming together of many disciplines in the form of a task force highlights the fact that caring for the patients requires a multifaceted approach to improve patient safety and patient outcomes. Use of a task force also allowed for problems to be identified and solved quickly and efficiently. Further, the use of this model really helped bring a distressed team together with a unified mission to tackle the prevalent and potentially deadly issue of caring for those with active opioid addictions in a general medical ward.

Call for Papers Deadline Extension

Aug 17, 2017 by AMERSA

We received a great Intent to Submit response for our recent Call for Papers and are in the process of seeing some of the manuscripts entering our online system.

To honor vacation season, we’ve decided to lengthen the deadline to next Friday, August 21.

If you have a paper that aligns with our theme of Implementation and Quality Improvement: Applying and Advancing Best Practices in Opioid Use Disorder Treatment, please send an Intent to Submit email to substanceabuseeditor@gmail.com by Friday, August 21st with the intended title and a brief description of the intended work.