Following are summaries of peer-reviewed research, evaluations, and reports on recent addiction care approaches. Many of these programs have demonstrated positive results, such as improved health outcomes and reduced costs and utilization.
NYC’s Overdose Prevention Centers: Data from the First Year of Supervised Consumption Services
Overdose prevention centers (OPCs) in New York City are shown to avert overdose-related injury and death, reduce public drug use, and connect individuals to wraparound services.
Estimated Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Under Proposed U.S. Regulatory Relaxations: A Model-Based Analysis
This study finds that extending flexibilities for medication for opioid use disorder enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic is associated with health and cost benefits.
Patient and Staff Perspectives on the Impacts and Challenges of Hospital-Based Harm Reduction
Patient and staff interviews highlight the promise of hospital-based harm reduction programs.
Pandemic Telehealth Flexibilities for Buprenorphine Treatment: A Synthesis of Evidence and Policy Implications for Expanding Opioid Use Disorder Care in the United States
Telehealth for buprenorphine treatment is associated with improved patient and provider satisfaction of care.
Three Decades of Research in Substance Use Disorder Treatment for Syringe Services Program Participants: A Scoping Review of the Literature
Syringe Services Programs can function as entry points to substance use disorder treatment and provide onsite medications for opioid use disorder.
Effectiveness of Substance Use Navigation for Emergency Department Patients With Substance Use Disorders: An Implementation Study
A substance use navigator program embedded in emergency departments of an urban health system increased rates of treatment engagement post-discharge.
Patterns of Health Care Use 5 Years After an Intervention Linking Patients in Addiction Treatment with a Primary Care Practitioner
An outpatient addiction treatment program intervention to facilitate connections to primary care improved patient health care engagement.
Peer Support to Reduce Readmission in Medicaid-Enrolled Adults with Substance Use Disorder
Peer support services for substance use care led to reduced acute care utilization among select managed care members in Pennsylvania.
Racial Disparities in Linkage to Care among Patients with Substance Use Disorders
Peer support specialists can link patients with substance use disorders to treatment, but this study showed disparate outcomes for how one program impacted access to care for Black and white patients.
Contingency Management for Patients Receiving Medication for Opioid Use Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Evidence-based behavioral intervention in which positive behaviors are reinforced with material incentives may address clinical problems among people receiving medications for opioid use disorder.
Preventing Hospital Readmission for Patients with Comorbid Substance Use Disorder: A Randomized Trial
Personalized patient navigation supports for people with comorbid substance use disorders reduced rates of hospital readmissions and emergency department use.
A Hospital-Wide Initiative to Redesign Substance Use Disorder Care: Impact on Pharmacotherapy Initiation
Initiative successfully implemented several evidence-based and promising addiction care models across multiple medical settings, including an inpatient addiction consult team, a low-threshold bridge clinic, peer recovery coaches, and office-based addiction treatment nurses.
