The opioid public health crisis in Texas: Characterizing real-world healthcare resource utilization and economic burden in different clinical settings
Findings indicate opioid-related clinical encounters impose significant clinical and economic burdens in Texas. Study findings can help healthcare policymakers, professionals, and clinicians better classify opioid use disorder as a major but underreported condition in Texas.
Authors
- Meri Davlasheridze
- Leslie Wilson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3305-8730)
- Marcia G. Ory (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8036-2383)
- Matthew Lee Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8232-9285)
- Lixian Zhong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2048-122X)
- Shinduk Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1336-819X)
- Ning Lyu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2844-4685)
- Joy Alonzo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3603-4099)
Institutions
- Texas A&M University at Galveston (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Texas A&M Health Science Center (US)
- University of Houston (US)
- Texas A&M University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Opioid Management
- Published
- 2024-10-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5055/jom.0899
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00