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Language

English

Publication Date

11-4-2024

Journal

BMJ Open

DOI

10.1136/bmjopen-2024-084115

PMID

39496371

PMCID

PMC11535685

PubMedCentral® Posted Date

11-4-2024

PubMedCentral® Full Text Version

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Abstract

Introduction: As the US continues to battle the opioid epidemic, recovery residences remain valuable services for people in recovery. While there is a growing body of literature describing positive outcomes experienced by people who live in recovery residences, little is known about the experience of people who live in these residences while taking medications for an opioid use disorder (MOUD) as part of their recovery. Thus, this study has three aims: (1) expand the availability of recovery residences that meet the National Alliance for Recovery Residences standards in Texas and serve individuals taking medications for an opioid use disorder as part of their recovery; (2) evaluate recovery residences for people taking MOUD as part of their recovery; and (3) compare the cost-effectiveness of recovery residences to treatment-as-usual.

Methods and analysis: In collaboration with community partners, we opened 15 recovery residences in the State of Texas to house people taking MOUD as part of their recovery. We are collecting quantitative and qualitative data to evaluate outcomes at the intrapersonal, interpersonal, organisational and community levels. At the intrapersonal level, we are assessing changes in behavioural and psychosocial constructs using a longitudinal survey, objectively measuring current substance use with a point-of-interview breathalyser and urinalysis, and examining changes in healthcare utilisation using data obtained from a healthcare information exchange. We are collecting interpersonal data using in-depth individual interviews with residents and staff. We are collecting organisational data using field observation and a cost-effectiveness study, and we are collecting community data using neighbourhood mapping.

Ethics and dissemination: The UTHealth institutional review board approved all protocols. We will disseminate study findings via conference presentations, peer-reviewed publications and brief community reports.

Keywords

Humans, Opioid-Related Disorders, Texas, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Opiate Substitution Treatment, Analgesics, Opioid, Research Design, Substance misuse, Medication Adherence, Protocols & guidelines

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