Background: Medications for alcohol use disorder (MAUD) are highly effective in achieving and maintaining abstinence in patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD). Our aim was to evaluate the effect of MAUD on all-cause mortality in patients with alcohol-associated cirrhosis and active alcohol use....
1,2 While medications for alcohol use disorder (MAUD) are efficacious3 and can be prescribed in primary care or specialty behavioral health settings, only 2.2% of individuals with AUD in 2022 received MAUD in the past year.1 Barriers to MAUD initiation include clinician shortages, cost, stigma...
Using a cascade of care framework to identify gaps in access to medications for alcohol use disorder in British Columbia, Canada Background and aims Despite the significant burden of alcohol use disorder (AUD) and availability of safe and effective medications for AUD (MAUD), populat... ME Soc...
1,2 While medications for alcohol use disorder (MAUD) are efficacious3 and can be prescribed in primary care or specialty behavioral health settings, only 2.2% of individuals with AUD in 2022 received MAUD in the past year.1 Barriers to MAUD initiation include clinician shortages, cost, stigma...
Medications for alcohol use disorderCascade of carePrescription ordersPrescription fillsConditional fill rateAlcohol use disorders (AUD) are prevalent and responsible for substantial morbidity and mortality; yet efficacious treatments are underused. Previous studies have identified demographic and clinical ...
Medications for alcohol use disorder (MAUD) and opioid use disorder (MOUD) are underutilized evidence-based treatments. While patients often receive treatment in multiple medical treatment settings, it is unknown whether certain treatment settings or combinations of settings are associated with increased ...
medications for alcohol use disordernaltrexoneBackground and aims Despite the significant burden of alcohol use disorder (AUD) and availability of safe and effective medications for AUD (MAUD), population‐level estimates of access and engagement in AUD‐related care are limited. The aims of this ...
alcohol-related disordershealth disparityminority and vulnerable populationsThis study aimed to describe addiction treatment facilities by their offerings of medications for alcohol use disorder (MAUD) and/or for opioid use disorder (MOUD), and by their offering services to groups with barriers to care...
CT to: (1) Brief Negotiation Interview (with referral and telephone booster) alone (BNI), (2) BNI plus facilitated initiation of medications for alcohol use disorder (BNI MAUD), or (3) BNI MAUD initiation of computer-based training for cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT4CBT, BNI MAUD CBT4CB...
Trends in prevalence of AUD-related adverse outcomes and access to MAUD among PWAUD in British Columbia, Canada (2015–2019). Abbreviations: AUD, alcohol use disorder; MAUD, medications for alcohol use disorder; PWAUD, people with moderate-to-severe alcohol use disorder. Credit:Addiction(2023)....