Jan L. Losby

Aug 5, 2024 | jamanetwork.com | Christopher Jones |Carla Shoff |Carlos Blanco |Jan L. Losby

Key PointsQuestion  During the 12 months after a nonfatal drug overdose, what percentage of Medicare beneficiaries receive medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), naloxone, or behavioral health services, what percentage have a subsequent nonfatal or fatal drug overdose, and how does receipt of these services affect fatal drug overdose risk?

May 8, 2024 | jamanetwork.com | Christopher Jones |Beth Han |Jan L. Losby |Emily B. Einstein

Key PointsQuestion  How many children in the US lost a parent to a drug overdose between 2011 and 2021, and does the rate vary by parent age, sex, or race and ethnicity? Findings  In this cross-sectional study from 2011 to 2021, an estimated 321 566 community-dwelling children in the US lost a parent aged 18 to 64 years to drug overdose, and the rate of children who lost a parent to overdose increased during this period.

Mar 29, 2023 | jamanetwork.com | Christopher Jones |Carla Shoff |Carlos Blanco |Jan L. Losby

Key PointsQuestion  Were new federal authorities to expand telehealth use for substance use disorder treatment and to facilitate provision of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) during the COVID-19 pandemic associated with a lower risk for fatal drug overdose among Medicare beneficiaries initiating a new episode of opioid use disorder (OUD)–related care?

Mar 29, 2023 | jamanetwork.com | Christopher Jones |Carla Shoff |Carlos Blanco |Jan L. Losby

Key PointsQuestion  Were new federal authorities to expand telehealth use for substance use disorder treatment and to facilitate provision of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) during the COVID-19 pandemic associated with a lower risk for fatal drug overdose among Medicare beneficiaries initiating a new episode of opioid use disorder (OUD)–related care?