Racial/Ethnic Differences in the Medical Treatment of Opioid Use Disorders Within the VA Healthcare System Following Non-Fatal Opioid Overdose.

Utibe R EssienFlorentina E SileanuXinhua ZhaoJane M LiebschutzCarolyn T ThorpeChester B GoodMaria K MorThomas R RadomskiLeslie R M HausmannMichael J FineWalid F Gellad

Published in: Journal of general internal medicine (2020)

In a national cohort of patients with non-fatal opioid overdose in VA, there were no racial/ethnic differences in changes in opioid prescribing after overdose. Although blacks and Hispanics were more likely than white patients to receive MOUDs in the 30 days after overdose, less than 4% of all groups received such therapy.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
healthcare
peritoneal dialysis
stem cells
patient reported outcomes