Individual factors predict substance use treatment course patterns among patients in community-based substance use disorder treatment.

Background And Objectives: Substance use disorders (SUDs) usually involve a complex natural trajectory of recovery alternating with symptom reoccurrence. This study examined treatment course patterns over time in a community SUD clinic. We examined depressive symptoms level, primary SUD assigned at each admission, and lifetime misuse of multiple substances as potential risk factors for premature treatment termination and subsequent treatment readmission.

Mixed methods prospective findings of the initial effects of the U.S. COVID-19 pandemic on individuals in recovery from substance use disorder.

The beginning of the U.S. COVID-19 pandemic interrupted integral services and supports for those in recovery from substance use disorders.

Mapping recovery: A qualitative node map approach to understanding factors proximal to relapse among adolescents in a recovery high school.

Introduction: Despite data suggesting that recovery high schools are largely effective in reducing substance use, relapse in these settings is common. The goal of the current study was to characterize factors proximal to relapse among adolescents in a local recovery high school.

Method: Data for this study were 200 de-identified node maps (i.

Advancing health equity by addressing social determinants of health: Using health data to improve educational outcomes.

Data from two social determinants of health-access to health care and access to a quality education-are combined to examine the impact of health on student achievement. Data from a high poverty, high performing K-8 school revealed a significant negative correlation between the number of visits to a school-based nurse and standardized academic assessments. Fixed effect regression confirmed the effect of total number of visits to the school-based nurse on performance on standardized assessments, and also revealed that two types of visits, neurological and gastrointestinal, were predictive of student performance.