Methadone Use Rises—But Too Few People Get Opioid Medication
Chart of the Day: Methadone Use for Opioid Use Disorder Tripled From 2010–2020, Yet Only One in Four People With Addiction Receive Medication
Substance Use Disorder
Finding sustainable, humane, and effective strategies to address substance use disorder.
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Research Updates
New Model Predicts Stimulant Overdose Risk Among Medicaid Patients
LDI Fellows Used Medicaid Data to Identify Individuals at Highest Risk for Cocaine- and Methamphetamine-Related Overdoses, Paving the Way for Targeted Prevention
CHERISH Research Center’s Grant Is Renewed
Penn and Four Other Partners Focus on the Health Economics of Substance Use Disorder
From Classroom to Clinic: High School Students Get Hands-On Experience in Addiction Medicine
Penn Medicine’s New Summer Intern Program Immersed Teens in Street Outreach Techniques
The Opioid Crisis Is Aging. Yet Addiction Care Often Overlooks Older Adults
LDI Experts Offer 10 Solutions to Get More Help to Seniors With Addiction
New Rules for Methadone Doses at Home Did Not Increase Overdoses
More Flexible Methadone Take-Home Policy Improved Patient Autonomy
Philadelphia Study Reveals Uneven Access to Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder
Research Brief: LDI Fellow Recommends Ways to Increase Availability
Outreach in Opioid Use Disorder Treatment in Philadelphia
Testimony: Delivered to Philadelphia City Council
Six Policy Changes to Keep Children Safe from Opioid Overdose
Pediatricians’ Suggestions for Health Care Providers, Institutions, and Policymakers
Anish Agarwal, MD, MPH
- Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine , Perelman School of Medicine
Zarina Ali, MD
- Associate Professor, Neurosurgery , Perelman School of Medicine
- Associate Professor, Orthopedic Surgery , Perelman School of Medicine
Abby Alpert, PhD
- Associate Professor, Health Care Management , Wharton School
Shoshana Aronowitz, PhD, MSHP
- Assistant Professor, Family and Community Health , Penn Nursing
Michael Ashburn, MD, MPH
- Professor, Anesthesiology and Critical Care , Perelman School of Medicine
Wade Berrettini, MD, PhD
- Emeritus Professor, Psychiatry , Perelman School of Medicine
Nia Bhadra-Heintz, MD, MS
- Assistant Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology , Perelman School of Medicine
- Assistant Professor, Addiction Medicine , Perelman School of Medicine
Kristen Campbell
- PhD Candidate, Health Care Management and Policy , Wharton School
Opioid Epidemic Working Group
Penn LDI is collaborating with researchers and policymakers throughout the country to identify evidence-based, sustainable, and effective solutions to combat the nation’s unprecedented opioid epidemic. LDI Senior Fellows and staff regularly produce research and policy briefs, blogs, and publications, as well as convene key stakeholders with the goal of addressing treatment, harm reduction, and the social determinants of health that are driving the opioid epidemic.