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Medications For Opioid Use Disorder Increased Among Louisiana Medicaid Enrollees During Policy Reforms, 2018–21 by Sugarman, Olivia K., Li, Wenshu, Saloner, Brendan

“…Increasing access to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) is a key strategy in addressing the opioid crisis. To increase MOUD access, state governments…”
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Health services use among formerly incarcerated Louisiana Medicaid members within one year of release by Wennerstrom, Ashley, Sugarman, Olivia K, Reilly, Bruce, Armstrong, Andrea, Whittington, Angel, Bachhuber, Marcus A

“…To determine the association between enrollment in Medicaid prior to release compared with post-release, and the use of health services and time to the first…”
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Interventions for incarcerated adults with opioid use disorder in the United States: A systematic review with a focus on social determinants of health by Sugarman, Olivia K, Bachhuber, Marcus A, Wennerstrom, Ashley, Bruno, Todd, Springgate, Benjamin F

“…Incarceration poses significant health risks for people involved in the criminal justice system. As the world's leader in incarceration, the United States…”
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Pharmaceutical Industry Payments to Physician Members of Medicaid Drug Selection Committees by Bachhuber, Marcus A., Sugarman, Olivia K.

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A content analysis of legal policy responses to xylazine in the illicit drug supply in the United States by Sugarman, Olivia K., Shah, Hridika, Whaley, Sara, McCourt, Alex, Saloner, Brendan, Bandara, Sachini

“…•Xylazine is a quickly-spreading, veterinary sedative in the illicit drug supply.•We synthesized trends in all-time U.S. policy responses to human xylazine…”
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Characteristics and health service use of Medicaid-insured individuals filling naloxone under a standing order in Louisiana by Sugarman, Olivia K., Breithaupt, Jarrod, Wang, Xiaojun, Bachhuber, Marcus A.

“…Naloxone distribution is a key intervention to reduce opioid overdose deaths. On January 23, 2017, Louisiana implemented a standing order that permits…”
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Association of buprenorphine retention and subsequent adverse outcomes following non-fatal overdose: An analysis using statewide linked Maryland databases by Sugarman, Olivia K., Saloner, Brendan, Richards, Thomas M., Lasser, Elyse C., Heath, Teresa, Idries, Shima, Weiner, Jonathan P., Bandara, Sachini

“…Patients receiving buprenorphine after a non-fatal overdose have lower risk of future nonfatal or fatal overdose, but less is known about the relationship…”
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Mixed Method Evaluation of Louisiana’s Prerelease Medicaid Enrollment Program, 2017–2019 by Wennerstrom, Ashley, Sugarman, Olivia K., Page, Karissa M., Whittington, Angel, Martin, Dolfinette, Reilly, Bruce, Bachhuber, Marcus A.

“…Over 600,000 people leave US prisons annually. Many are eligible for Medicaid upon release but may need support to enroll. Carceral facilities in nearly half…”
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Achieving the Potential of Naloxone Saturation by Measuring Distribution by Sugarman, Olivia K., Hulsey, Eric G., Heller, Daliah

“…This Viewpoint advocates for improved strategies to measure naloxone distribution and evaluate how effectively naloxone reaches people most likely to…”
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Medicaid Utilization Before and After a Natural Disaster in the 2016 Baton Rouge-Area Flood by Phillippi, Stephen W, Beiter, Kaylin, Thomas, Casey L, Sugarman, Olivia K, Wennerstrom, Ashley, Wells, Kenneth B, Trapido, Edward

“…To understand changes in behavioral health services utilization and expenditures before and after natural disaster with an adult Medicaid population affected…”
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Examining Pre-Release Interventions on HIV Outcomes 12 Months After Release from Louisiana State Corrections by Sugarman, Olivia K., Wendell, Deborah A., Wennerstrom, Ashley B., Bachhuber, Marcus A., Robinson, William T.

“…Louisiana has the highest proportion of people living with HIV (PLWH) in state prison custody. Linkage to care programs minimize odds of HIV care drop-off…”
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A Rapid Assessment of Disaster Preparedness Needs and Resources during the COVID-19 Pandemic by Palinkas, Lawrence A, Springgate, Benjamin F, Sugarman, Olivia K, Hancock, Jill, Wennerstrom, Ashley, Haywood, Catherine, Meyers, Diana, Johnson, Arthur, Polk, Mara, Pesson, Carter L, Seay, Jessica E, Stallard, Caroline N, Wells, Kenneth B

“…This year has seen the emergence of two major crises, a significant increase in the frequency and severity of hurricanes and the COVID-19 pandemic. However,…”
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Personal Experiences With Xylazine and Behavior Change: A Qualitative Content Analysis of Reddit Posts by Heidari, Omeid, Sugarman, Olivia K, Winiker, Abigail K, Gattine, Sabrina, Flanagan, Vivian, Razaghi, Roham, Saloner, Brendan K

“…Xylazine is a rapidly spreading adulterant in the United States' drug supply and is increasingly associated with overdoses and severe wounds, but there is a…”
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Attitudes and beliefs about Vermont’s 2021 buprenorphine decriminalization law among residents who use illicit opioids by Feder, Kenneth A., Harris, Samantha J., Byrne, Lauren, Miller, Samantha M., Sodder, Shereen, Berman, Vanessa, Livingston, Amy, Edwards, Jessica, Hartman, Shane, Sugarman, Olivia K., Shah, Hridika, Xu, Justin, Raikes, Jewyl, Gattine, Sabrina, Saloner, Brendan

“…In July 2021, Vermont removed all criminal penalties for possessing 224mg or less of buprenorphine. Vermont residents (N=474) who used illicit opioid drugs or…”
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Louisiana Medicaid access for treatment and care for hepatitis C virus (LA-MATCH) project: A cross-sectional study protocol by Afaneh, Hasheemah, Straif-Bourgeois, Susanne, Oral, Evrim, Wennerstrom, Ashley, Sugarman, Olivia, Robinson, William T, Whittington, Angel, Trapido, Edward

“…Introduction This article presents the Louisiana Hepatitis C Elimination Program’s evaluation protocol underway at the Louisiana State University Health…”
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High prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection among incarcerated persons: Results from the Louisiana Hepatitis C Elimination Plan's opt‐out testing program in prisons by Irvin, Risha, Landry, Gia, Jones, Miranda R., James, Anthony, Schexnayder, Jean, Rodriguez, Stacye, Wendell, Deborah, Barthe, Kathryn, Britton, Elizabeth, LeSar, Kendra, Manogue, Sean, Sugarman, Olivia K., Brown, Cynthia, Burgess, Samuel, Mehta, Shruti H., Thomas, David L., Robinson, William

“…In the United States, modelling studies suggest a high prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in incarcerated populations. However, limited HCV…”
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Preparedness and Community Resilience in Disaster-Prone Areas: Cross-Sectoral Collaborations in South Louisiana, 2018 by Pollock, Miranda Joy, Wennerstrom, Ashley, True, Gala, Everett, Ashley, Sugarman, Olivia, Haywood, Catherine, Johnson, Arthur, Meyers, Diana, Sato, Jennifer, Wells, Kenneth B, Arevian, Armen C, Massimi, Michael, Berry, Jasmine, Riefberg, Leah, Onyewuenyi, Nkechi, Springgate, Benjamin

“…To determine how community-based organizations (CBOs) define priorities for bolstering community resilience, challenges in addressing these priorities, and…”
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How emergency departments are responding to the opioid crisis: Results from a statewide survey in Kentucky by Sugarman, Olivia K, Harris, Samantha J, Byrne, Lauren, Flanagan, Vivian, Gattine, Sabrina, Desai, Isha, Heidari, Omeid, Gibbons, Jason B, Whaley, Sara, Lucas, David, Pugh, Tracy, McBride, Allison, Saloner, Brendan

“…Abstract Objective There is a rising effort for hospital emergency departments (EDs) to offer and expand substance use disorder (SUD) services. This state-wide…”
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Reducing Opioid Analgesic Prescribing in Dentistry Through Prescribing Defaults: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial by Bachhuber, Marcus A, Nash, Denis, Southern, William N, Heo, Moonseong, Berger, Matthew, Schepis, Mark, Sugarman, Olivia K, Cunningham, Chinazo O

“…Abstract Objective To determine the effect of a uniform, reduced, default dispense quantity for new opioid analgesic prescriptions on the quantity of opioids…”
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Reported xylazine exposure highly associated with overdose outcomes in a rapid community assessment among people who inject drugs in Baltimore by German, Danielle, Genberg, Becky, Sugarman, Olivia, Saloner, Brendon, Sawyer, Anne, Glick, Jennifer L, Gribbin, Molly, Flynn, Colin

“…Addressing xylazine harms are now a critical harm reduction priority, but relatively little epidemiological information exists to determine prevalence,…”
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