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ArticleJournal of substance use and addiction treatment2025

Client and program-level factors associated with planned use of medications for opioid use disorder in specialty substance use treatment programs: Evidence from linked administrative data and survey data.

Kenneth A Feder, Yuzhong Li, Kathryn N Burke, Lauren Byrne, Isha K Desai, Brendan Saloner, Noa Krawczyk

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Kenneth A FederDepartment of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205, United States of America. Electronic address: Kfeder1@jh.edu.
Yuzhong LiNew York University Global School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205, United States of America.
Kathryn N BurkeJohns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205, United States of America.
Lauren ByrneDepartment of Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205, United States of America.
Isha K DesaiGeorge Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205, United States of America.
Brendan SalonerDepartment of Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205, United States of America.
Noa KrawczykCenter for Opioid Epidemiology and Policy, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205, United States of America.

Funding

Beyond Treatment Initiation: Enhancing Opioid Use Disorder Care Transitions Across Health System TouchpointsK01DA055758 · NIDA · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI Noa Krawczyk · 2023 to 2026
$722k
NIDA NIH HHS K01 DA055758
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMost patients in specialty drug treatment programs that are not federally licensed Opioid Treatment Programs (OTPs) programs do not receive medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD).

methodsWe linked results from a survey of non-OTP treatment program directors in New Jersey (n = 81) to statewide administrative records of admissions for opioid use to those programs between July 2021-June 2022. Using multi-level regression, we examined the association of three types of factors with planned MOUD use: program survey responses, client-level factors, and program-level client characteristic mix.

resultsOf 9583 opioid treatment admissions in non-OTP settings, 41 % included treatment plans involving MOUD. Programs where directors reported staff concerns about buprenorphine's efficacy or diversion had a lower proportion of clients with planned MOUD, as did programs reporting too little physical space to prescribe. Being self-referred to treatment, unemployed and not looking for work, aged 30-49, heroin use (vs. prescription opioid use), and stimulant use in addition to opioids, were positively associated with planned MOUD; while non-Medicaid insurance, and Black and Hispanic race/ethnicity, were negatively associated with planned MOUD. Clients were more likely to have planned MOUD if their programs had a higher proportion of clients aged 30 or older, heroin as primary "drug of abuse," stimulant use, and not working but actively looking for work.

conclusionFindings suggest addressing program staff attitudes toward buprenorphine could help increase planned MOUD. There is also a need to improve access for clients with non-Medicaid insurance, address within-program race and ethnic disparities, and address employment-related barriers to medication.

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BuprenorphineOpiate Substitution TreatmentOpioid-Related DisordersAdultAnalgesics, OpioidFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNew JerseySubstance Abuse Treatment CentersSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultAnalgesics, OpioidBuprenorphineMedication for opioid use disorderMulti-level modelsSpecialty substance use treatment

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PMCPMC11721959

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