TY - JOUR
AU - Sarah E. Wakeman
AU - Keren Ladin
AU - Tim Brennan
AU - Raymond T. Chung
A1 - 
AB - More than 2 million Americans have an opioid use disorder (OUD). Although untreated OUD is devastating, most persons who are treated achieve remission, particularly with opioid agonist therapy (OAT), which includes such medications as methadone and buprenorphine. Each year, 12.5 million buprenorphine prescriptions are filled in the United States and 350 000 persons receive methadone (1, 2). This growing population has unique health needs, with higher prevalence of conditions that may require organ transplant, such as hepatitis C. Yet, persons with OUD may be deemed ineligible for transplant, even when they are successfully treated with OAT (3, 4).
AD - Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts (S.E.W., R.T.C.).; Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts (K.L.).; Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York (T.B.).; Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts (S.E.W., R.T.C.).
BT - Annals of Internal Medicine
C5 - Healthcare Disparities; Opioids & Substance Use
CP - 3
CY - United States
DO - 10.7326/M18-1099
IS - 3
JF - Annals of Internal Medicine
LA - eng
M1 - Journal Article
N2 - More than 2 million Americans have an opioid use disorder (OUD). Although untreated OUD is devastating, most persons who are treated achieve remission, particularly with opioid agonist therapy (OAT), which includes such medications as methadone and buprenorphine. Each year, 12.5 million buprenorphine prescriptions are filled in the United States and 350 000 persons receive methadone (1, 2). This growing population has unique health needs, with higher prevalence of conditions that may require organ transplant, such as hepatitis C. Yet, persons with OUD may be deemed ineligible for transplant, even when they are successfully treated with OAT (3, 4).
PP - United States
PY - 2018
SN - 1539-3704; 0003-4819
SP - 188
EP - 189
EP - 
T1 - Opioid Use Disorder, Stigma, and Transplantation: A Call to Action
T2 - Annals of Internal Medicine
TI - Opioid Use Disorder, Stigma, and Transplantation: A Call to Action
U1 - Healthcare Disparities; Opioids & Substance Use
U2 - 29987319
U3 - 10.7326/M18-1099
VL - 169
VO - 1539-3704; 0003-4819
Y1 - 2018
Y2 - Aug 7
ER -