Opioid overdose and inpatient care for substance use disorder care in Massachusetts

Inpatient treatment for substance use disorders is a collection of strategies ranging from short term detoxification to longer term residential treatment. How those with opioid use disorder (OUD) navigate this inpatient treatment system after an encounter for detoxification and subsequent risk of opioid-related overdose is not well understood.

Source: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment - January 28, 2020 Category: Addiction Authors: Jake R. Morgan, Jianing Wang, Joshua A. Barocas, Jenifer L. Jaeger, Natalie N. Durham, Hermik Babakhanlou-chase, Monica Bharel, Alexander Y. Walley, Benjamin P. Linas Source Type: research