ArticleBMC psychiatry2022
Characterizing the social support and functioning of a low-threshold medication for opioid use disorder treatment cohort at intake.
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- Pain assessment tools in patients with substance use disorders: a systematic scoping review.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2026Article
- The Experiences and Attitudes of Rural Black People who Use Drugs.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Opioid Use Among Individuals in Intimate Relationships.Couple & family psychology · 2025Article
- Pain Neuroscience Education on Reducing Opioid Dependency in African American and Caucasian Populations: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Exploring social impairment in those with opioid use disorder: linking impulsivity, childhood trauma, and the prefrontal cortex.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Exploring Social Impairment in Those with Opioid Use Disorder: Linking Impulsivity, Childhood Trauma, and the Prefrontal Cortex.Research square · 2024Article
- "You rise up and then you start pulling people up with you": Patient experiences with a peer-delivered behavioral activation intervention to support methadone treatment.The International journal on drug policy · 2023Article
- Low-Threshold Buprenorphine in Non-Traditional Settings: A Scoping Review.Substance use : research and treatmentReview
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Abstract
backgroundDespite the growing morbidity and mortality rates associated with opioid use disorder, a large gap still exists between treatment need and capacity. Low-threshold clinics utilizing medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) treatment can increase treatment access but are understudied, and little is known about how patient demographic characteristics are associated with their social support and functioning in these settings.
methodsWe used multivariate regression to estimate associations between demographic characteristics and self-reported social support or functioning indicators among patients receiving MOUD in a low-threshold clinic using several validated instruments administered at intake: Behavior and Symptom Identification Scale, Brief Pain Inventory, and Life Events Checklist for DSM-5. Patients initiating MOUD treatment between April 1 and December 31, 2017, with complete surveys were included (N=582).
resultsPatients were primarily male (62%), aged 34 or older (53%), non-Hispanic White (79%), separated or not married (86%), and unemployed (64%). Over 20% did not live in a house or apartment in the past month. Women were more likely to "get along" with people outside their family or in social situations and to identify their partner as their source of support. Women, non-White, and older patients were at higher risk of social functioning-disrupting events (physical/sexual assaults or experiencing chronic pain), while employment and housing were protective against exposure to these trauma-related events. However, employment and housing also decreased the odds of talking with others about substance use. The aforementioned results were obtained from multivariate logistic regression models and were significant to p<0.05.
conclusionsVariation in support and functioning by demographic characteristics suggests that treatment facilities may benefit from adopting strategies that take baseline disparities in support and functioning into account.
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