Supporting individuals using medications for opioid use disorder in recovery residences : challenges and opportunities for addressing the opioid epidemic

Full and partial opioid agonists and opioid antagonist medications play an important role in containing the opioid epidemic. However, these medications have not been used to their full extent. Recovery support services, such as recovery residences (RRs), also play a key role. RRs may increase an individual's recovery capital, facilitate social support for abstinence, and foster a sense of community among residents. These processes may be critical for individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD). In combination these two recovery pathways have the potential to enhance one another and improve outcomes among residents with OUD. Barriers to doing so have resulted in a limited supply of residences that can support residents using opioid agonist and antagonist medications. This perspective describes key interpersonal and structural barriers to medication use among individuals with an OUD seeking support from a recovery residence and discusses measures for reducing these barriers. These measures include workforce development to address stigma and attitudinal barriers and enhancing residence capability to ensure resident safety and reduce potential diversion. The perspective also highlights the need for additional research to facilitate the identification of best practices to improve outcomes among residents treated with medications living in recovery residences.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:46

Enthalten in:

The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse - 46(2020), 3 vom: 03. Mai, Seite 266-272

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Miles, Jennifer [VerfasserIn]
Howell, Jason [VerfasserIn]
Sheridan, Dave [VerfasserIn]
Braucht, George [VerfasserIn]
Mericle, Amy [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

40D3SCR4GZ
5S6W795CQM
Buprenorphine
Implementation
Journal Article
Naltrexone
Narcotic Antagonists
Opioid agonist therapy
Opioid use disorder
Policy
Recovery
Recovery residence
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 11.01.2021

Date Revised 03.05.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/00952990.2020.1719410

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM306840812