• Frost MC, Hawkins EJ, Glass JE, Hallgren KA, Williams EC. Associations Between Distinct Co-occurring Substance Use Disorders and Receipt of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in the Veterans Health Administration. Journal of addiction medicine. 2023 May 1; 17(3):278-285.
• Mackey KM, Anderson JK, Williams BE, Ward RM, Parr NJ. Evidence Brief: Psychedelic Medications for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders. Evidence Synthesis Program, Health Services Research and Development Service. Washington, DC: Office of Research and Development, Department of Veterans Affairs; 2022 Oct 1. 45 p. Report No.: VA ESP Project #09-199.
• Kehle-Forbes SM, Nelson D, Norman SB, Schnurr PP, Shea MT, Ackland PE, Meis L, Possemato K, Polusny MA, Oslin D, Hamblen JL, Galovski T, Kenny M, Babajide N, Hagedorn H. Comparative effectiveness of trauma-focused and non-trauma-focused psychotherapy for PTSD among veterans with comorbid substance use disorders: Protocol & rationale for a randomized clinical trial. Contemporary clinical trials. 2022 Sep 1; 120:106876.
• Perry C, Liberto J, Milliken C, Burden J, Hagedorn H, Atkinson T, McKay JR, Mooney L, Sall J, Sasson C, Saxon A, Spevak C, Gordon AJ, VA/DoD Guideline Development Group. The Management of Substance Use Disorders: Synopsis of the 2021 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guideline. Annals of internal medicine. 2022 May 1; 175(5):720-731.
• Hasin DS, Fink DS, Olfson M, Saxon AJ, Malte C, Keyes KM, Gradus JL, Cerdá M, Maynard CC, Keyhani S, Martins SS, Livne O, Mannes ZL, Sherman SE, Wall MM. Substance use disorders and COVID-19: An analysis of nation-wide Veterans Health Administration electronic health records. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2022 May 1; 234:109383.

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• Documented Clinical Diagnoses Underestimate Prevalence of Substance Use Disorders in Younger, Hispanic, and Women Veterans
  This study compared clinical diagnosis rates of alcohol use disorder (AUD), drug use disorder (DUD), and total SUD (AUD and/or DUD) to survey-based prevalence among a random sample of VA patients from 30 VA healthcare facilities. Findings showed that the survey-based prevalence of AUD, DUD, and SUD was generally higher than clinical diagnosis rates among all Veterans: 10% vs 6% for AUD, 4.7% vs 4....
  
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• JGIM Supplement Features VA Research on Improving Opioid Safety among Veterans with Chronic Pain and Addiction
  In the fall of 2019, HSR&D convened a state-of-the-art (SOTA) conference – “Effective Management of Pain and Addiction: Strategies to Improve Opioid Safety” – to develop research priorities for advancing the science and clinical practice of opioid safety, including both the use of opioid analgesics and managing opioid use disorder (OUD). A group of researchers and VA clinical stakeholders defined ...
  
  Date: December 1, 2020
• Racial and Ethnic Differences in Primary Care Experiences for Veterans with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
  This study examined racial and ethnic differences in positive and negative experiences in VA Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) settings among Veterans with mental health or substance use disorders (MHSUDs) who completed VA’s 2013 PCMH Survey of Healthcare Experiences of Patients. Findings showed that positive experiences were reported least often for access. Negative experiences were reported m...
  
  Date: June 20, 2016
• Military Sexual Trauma is Independent Risk Factor for Homelessness among Veterans, Particularly Male Veterans
  This study examined the relationship between military sexual trauma (MST) and post-deployment homelessness among a large cohort of OEF/OIF Veterans, including whether the relationship varied by sex, and whether MST was a predictor of homelessness independent of other risk factors (i.e., mental health and/or substance use disorders). Findings showed that a positive MST screen was independently rela...
  
  Date: June 1, 2016
• Veterans Exiting Prison Have Extensive Treatment Needs, Particularly for Mental Health and Substance Use Issues
  This study determined incarcerated Veterans’ contact with VA healthcare in the year after a Health Care for Reentry Veterans (HCRV) visit (prior to release from prison), the prevalence of mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) diagnoses, and rates of mental health or SUD treatment entry and engagement in the first month after diagnosis. Findings showed that of the Veterans with an HCRV out...
  
  Date: December 21, 2015

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  ...which focuses on substance use disorders. Substance use disorder (SUD) care is...making VA the largest SUD provider in the US. Evidence-based SUD prevention and treatment...Spring 2020 Substance Use Disorders » Back to Table of Contents Director's Letter...made in substance use treatment, and research that is needed to get us there.

• The Cascade of Care Can Help Tailor Substance Use Disorder Interventions || FORUM

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• Learn more about HSR&D’s research on Pain and Opioids and QUERI research on Pain Care and Opioid Safety.
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