Health and Economic Outcomes of Offering Buprenorphine in Homeless Shelters in Massachusetts
In this economic evaluation of clinical and economic outcomes among PEH, shelter-based buprenorphine was associated with fewer overdose deaths and was cost saving. These findings suggest that broad rollout of shelter-based buprenorphine may be an important tool in addressing the overdose crisis.
Authors
- Emily Stewart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4330-4744)
- Stavroula A. Chrysanthopoulou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5580-4397)
- Rebecca Arden Harris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6058-0463)
- Hana Zwick
- Benjamin P. Linas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9781-9690)
- Laura F. White (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0588-8235)
- Sabrina A. Assoumou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5169-620X)
- Bruce R. Schackman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1132-2932)
- Avik Chatterjee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8437-6774)
- Ryan O’Dea
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- Boston Medical Center (US)
- Penn Presbyterian Medical Center (US)
- Cornell University (US)
- Brown University (US)
- Weill Cornell Medicine (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2024-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.37233
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.55