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Journal Article

Rapid Discontinuation of Chronic, High-Dose Opioid Treatment for Pain: Prevalence and Associated Factors

This study used claims data from over 500,000 chronic high-dose opioid episodes initiated during 2017 and 2018 to examine prevalence of rapid discontinuation and identify associated patient demographics, clinician, and community factors.

Jan 26, 2022
Journal Article

The Effect of State Policies on Rates of High-Risk Prescribing of an Initial Opioid Analgesic

This study examined how PDMPs, pain clinic laws, and prescribing limit laws have influenced several types of high-risk opioid prescribing, focusing on initial high-risk opioid prescriptions for individuals not routinely taking opioids.

Jan 25, 2022
Journal Article

Effectiveness and Implementability of State-Level Naloxone Access Policies: Expert Consensus from an Online Modified-Delphi Process

This study gathered expert consensus on the effectiveness and implementability of various state-level naloxone strategies.

Jan 25, 2022
Journal Article

Insights Into Mixing Fentanyl and Benzodiazepines From Canadian Drug Seizures

In 2020, there were 60,000 overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids in the US, where data lags and limited cross-agency coordination impedes understanding of transitioning illicit drug markets. Better data from Canada can offer some understanding.

Jan 25, 2022
News Release

Alcohol Consumption Among Men Declined During Pandemic; Men and Women Report More Alcohol-Related Problems

Alcohol consumption during the coronavirus pandemic declined among men, while it remained steady among women. Researchers found that alcohol-related problems increased during the pandemic, by 49% for women and 69% for men, but the reasons for the problems remain unclear.

Jan 24, 2022
Journal Article

Bittersweet: How Prices of Sugar-Rich Foods Contribute to the Diet-Related Disease Epidemic in Mexico

I provide new evidence on how price changes of nutritionally similar foods, such as those rich in sugar or fats, change obesity and diet-related diseases in the context of Mexico between 1996–2010.

Jan 13, 2022
Blog

Extremism and Substance Use Disorder, Criminal Background Checks, Vaccine Diplomacy: RAND Weekly Recap

This weekly recap focuses on the parallels between extremism and substance use disorder, a better way to measure recidivism risk, global vaccine diplomacy, and more.

Jan 7, 2022
Journal Article

Value of Family Involvement in Substance Use Disorder Treatment: Aligning Clinical and Financing Priorities

Family support has important impacts on recovery from substance use disorders (SUDs). This paper illustrates how financing gaps limit SUD service systems from offering family services. We offer two sets of recommendations for funding family involvement in SUD services.

Jan 7, 2022
Report

Can Extremism Be Addictive?

Why do former extremists feel drawn back to radical ideological thoughts and long for reengagement with the movements they left? Is it like an addiction? There could be opportunities to apply lessons from addiction research and treatment to efforts to counter hate and violent extremism.

Jan 5, 2022
Journal Article

Expert Panel Consensus on Management of Advanced Cancer-Related Pain in Individuals With Opioid Use Disorder

We engaged experts using an online modified Delphi approach to develop consensus on the appropriateness of strategies for managing cancer pain in individuals with co-occurring advanced cancer and opioid use disorder.

Jan 4, 2022
Journal Article

Standardizing the Clinical Definition of Opioid Withdrawal in the Neonate

This paper addresses challenges in clinical care, quality improvement, research, and public policy for prenatally opioid-exposed neonates by standardizing the clinical definition of opioid withdrawal.

Jan 4, 2022
News Release

Opioid Prescribing Declines, but Cuts Are Not Uniform Across Locations, Age Groups, or Type of Prescriber

The volume of prescription opioids dispensed from retail pharmacies declined by 21 percent from 2008 to 2018, but the decline was not uniform across geographic areas, among types of patients, or by type of prescriber.

Dec 27, 2021
Journal Article

Study on Smoke-Free Environments and Advertising of Tobacco and Related Products: Final Report

This report presents the results of the external study on smoke-free environments, and advertising, promotion and sponsorship of tobacco and related products.

Dec 15, 2021
Journal Article

Moving Beyond the Classic Difference-In-Differences Model: A Simulation Study Comparing Statistical Methods for Estimating Effectiveness of State-Level Policies

Researchers conducted an extensive simulation study to compare the statistical performance of commonly used methods for evaluating state-level opioid policies, including popular difference-in-differences methods.

Dec 15, 2021
Blog

Russia and Ukraine, Climate Migration, Democracy in Asia: RAND Weekly Recap

This weekly recap focuses on Russia and Ukraine, planning for climate migration, the state of democracy in Asia, and more.

Dec 10, 2021
Commentary

Green Light for Cannabis Legalisation in Germany Is Not a Clear-Cut Decision

The new “traffic light” coalition in Germany recently agreed to regulate the sale of cannabis to adults for recreational purposes in licensed shops. International experience has shown that great care is needed in how cannabis policy is shaped.

Dec 6, 2021
Report

Military Behavioral Health Staff Perspectives on Telehealth Following the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic prompted the Military Health System (MHS) to increase telehealth delivery of behavioral health care. MHS behavioral health staff shared their experiences with telehealth during this period and perspectives on its continued use.

Dec 3, 2021
Journal Article

Movement Behaviors Associated with Mental Health Among US Military Service Members

We analyzed data from active component service members in the 2018 Health Related Behaviors Survey. Findings can help inform behavior change interventions to improve psychological fitness and military readiness.

Nov 30, 2021
Journal Article

Assessment of State and Federal Health Policies for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond

Researchers summarize the multitude of ways access to and utilization of treatment for individuals with OUD might have been expanded by state and federal policy during COVID-19 pandemic in 4 key areas: telehealth, privacy, licensing, and medication.

Nov 23, 2021
Periodical

RAND Review: November-December 2021

The cover story highlights how RAND is helping to redefine high-quality care for service members with a TBI or PTSD. The Q&A with two Marines who work at RAND sheds light on how their military service informs their research and analysis.

Nov 1, 2021

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Health Behaviors

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Health Behaviour

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