1. An Assertive Community Intervention to Engage Youth with Opioid Use Disorder and Their Families.
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Wenzel K, Mallik-Kane K, Anderson K, and Fishman M
- Subjects
- Humans, Adolescent, Community Mental Health Services methods, Medication Adherence, Opiate Substitution Treatment methods, Young Adult, Family, Opioid-Related Disorders therapy
- Abstract
Medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) are the most effective treatment for OUD. Many patients struggle with adherence, but young adults face unique developmental barriers and experience higher relapse rates. The Youth Opioid Recovery Support (YORS) intervention is a developmentally informed behavioral approach to increase medication adherence through assertive outreach, family involvement, low-barrier access to extended-release MOUD, and contingency management. Early studies have shown promising results, and a randomized controlled trial is underway. Here we describe the implementation of YORS using case examples, offer guidance on adapting YORS to real-world clinical settings, and explore future directions for research and practice., Competing Interests: Disclosure Dr M. Fishman has been a consultant for Alkermes, Inc, Indivior, Nirsum Labs and Drug Delivery LLC. Dr M. Fishman has received research grant funding from Alkermes. Dr M. Fishman and Dr K. Wenzel have received research grant funding from NIH. Other authors have nothing to disclose., (Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2024
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