Receipt of medications for opioid use disorders among veterans by race/ethnicity and legal involvement: an observational study of electronic health records
Veterans Health Administration quality improvement efforts should monitor interacting racial and legal status factors and understand and address patient, clinical, and regulatory barriers to medications for opioid use disorder among Black veterans with legal involvement.
Authors
- Mengfei Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3091-6019)
- Ingrid A. Binswanger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8862-8078)
- Emmeline Taylor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8177-6921)
- Alex H. S. Harris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7267-3077)
- Andrea K. Finlay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1284-7092)
- David Smelson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9161-9818)
- Ekaterina Pivovarova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2074-8775)
- Christine Timko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6271-7141)
Institutions
- Kaiser Permanente (US)
- University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School (US)
- VA Palo Alto Health Care System (US)
- Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital (US)
- Colorado Permanente Medical Group (US)
- University of Colorado Colorado Springs (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health & Justice
- Published
- 2025-04-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40352-025-00336-6
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88
Funders
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- National Institute on Drug Abuse