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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jan 24.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2019 Jan 24;45(1):1–10. doi: 10.1080/00952990.2018.1546862

Table 1:

Populations at risk for OUD by risk level, setting, and related interventions

Risk factors/Populations Assessment settings Interventions for prevention, identification, and bridging to specialized treatment for OUD*
Acute presentations
- Overdose reversals
- ED complications (infection, injury)
- Entering SUD treatment
 - Inpatient/residential/outpatient
- Criminal Justice involvement
-Emergency departments
-Hospitals
-Substance abuse treatment
-Criminal justice settings
-Urine drug screens
-Harm reduction services
-Overdose prevention training and reversals
-Warm hand-offs to treatment
-Supervised MOUD induction (e.g. from ED)
-Police referrals to treatment (e.g. PAARI, LEAD)
Patients using opioids
High Risk
 - >90mg MEQ daily
 - Receiving LTOT for non-cancer pain
 - Prior acute presentation
 - Prior SUD treatment/diagnosis
 - Psychiatric comorbidity
At Risk
 - Family History of SUD
 - Young male adults (age 18–35)
 - Active risky substance use
-Pain clinics
-Physician offices
-Primary care
-Behavioral health clinics
-Adolescent health programs
-Outreach programs
-Employee assistance programs
-Schools
-Frequent clinical assessments
-Alternative treatments for chronic pain
 (e.g. non-opioid, non-pharmacologic)
-Urine drug screens (random)
-Prescriber guidelines
-Academic detailing of physicians
-Pill counts
-Refill limits
-PDMPs
-Naloxone distribution
-SBIRT
-Targeted prevention programs
General population
-Ages 12+
-Public venues
-Social media
-Primary care
-Schools
-Resiliency enrichment programs
 (e.g. Lifeskills)
-Health promotion and skills training
-Public service announcements
-Drug take-backs
*

Interventions may be relevant to multiple populations but are listed once alongside the category most relevant for simplicity. MOUD= Medications for Opioid Use Disorder; OUD= Opioid Use Disorder; ED=Emergency Department; PAARI= Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative; LEAD= Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion; MEQ= Morphine Equivalents (mg); LTOT=Long term opioid therapy; SUD= Substance Use Disorder; PDMP=Prescription Drug Monitoring Program; SBIRT= Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment