ArticleJournal of substance abuse treatment2020
Findings from the recovery initiation and management after overdose (RIMO) pilot study experiment.
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- Psychosocial factors associated with overdose subsequent to Illicit Drug use: a systematic review and narrative synthesis.Harm reduction journal · 2024Pooled it
- Using RE-AIM Framework to Evaluate Recovery Opioid Overdose Team Plus: A Peer-Led Post-overdose Quick Response Team.Community mental health journal · 2025Article
- Toward a solution-focused addiction science.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Emergency Medical Services-Led Outreach Following Opioid-Associated Overdose: Frequency, Modality, and Treatment Linkage.Prehospital emergency care · 2025Article
- "You might be nice, but where you take me, they're not gonna be": Preferences for field-based post-overdose interventions.Drug and alcohol review · 2024Article
- Peer support for patients with opioid use disorder in the emergency department: A narrative review.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2024Review
- RREACT: A mobile multidisciplinary response to overdose.Journal of community safety & well-being · 2024Article
- Characteristics of post-overdose outreach programs and municipal-level opioid overdose in Massachusetts.The International journal on drug policy · 2023Article
- A scoping review of community-based post-opioid overdose intervention programs: implications of program structure and outcomes.Health & justice · 2023Article
- Syringe service program-based telemedicine linkage to opioid use disorder treatment: protocol for the STAMINA randomized control trial.BMC public health · 2021Article
- New and Emerging Opioid Overdose Risk Factors.Current addiction reports · 2021Review
- Emergency medical services targeting opioid user disorder: An exploration of current out-of-hospital post-overdose interventions.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2020Article
- The Opioid-overdose Reduction Continuum of Care Approach (ORCCA): Evidence-based practices in the HEALing Communities Study.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2020Article
- Introduction to the special issue on innovative interventions and approaches to expand medication assisted treatment: Seizing research opportunities made available by the opioid STR program.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2020Article
- Prioritized Research for the Prevention, Treatment, and Reversal of Chronic Disease: Recommendations From the Lifestyle Medicine Research Summit.Frontiers in medicine · 2020Review
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Abstract
This pilot study evaluated the feasibility of the Recovery Initiation and Management after Overdose (RIMO) intervention to link individuals to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) following an opioid overdose. The study team worked with the Chicago Fire Department to train Emergency Medical Service (EMS) teams to request permission from individuals after an opioid overdose reversal to release their contact information; individuals were subsequently contacted by the study team for participation. A mixed-methods study design comprised: (1) an experimental pilot study that examined participation at each stage of the intervention and compared the odds of treatment received for individuals who were randomly assigned to either the RIMO intervention (n = 16) or a passive referral control (n = 17); and (2) a focus group that was subsequently conducted with participants in the RIMO group to obtain their feedback on the intervention components. Quantitative data was collected on participant characteristics at study intake and treatment received was based on self-report at a 30-day follow-up. The RIMO group had higher odds of receiving any treatment for opioid use (OR = 7.94) and any MAT (OR = 20.2), and received significantly more days of opioid treatment (Ms=15.2 vs. 3.4) and more days of MAT in the 30 days post-randomization (Ms=11.2 vs. 0.76), relative to the control group (all p < .05). Qualitative data illustrated that participants valued the assertive outreach, engagement, and persistent follow-up components of RIMO, which differed from their prior experiences. The pilot study suggests that the RIMO intervention is able to address the challenges of linking and engaging individuals into MAT after an opioid overdose.
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