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Editorial

Advanced Practice Nurses: Increasing Access to Opioid Treatment by Expanding the Pool of Qualified Buprenorphine Prescribers

Matthew TierneyDepartment of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA;School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, California, USACorrespondence[email protected]
, MS, PMHNP-BC,
Deborah S. FinnellSchool of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
, DNS, PMHNP-BC, CARN-AP, FAAN,
Madeline A. NaegleCollege of Nursing, New York University, New York, New York, USA
, PhD, CNS-PMH, BC, FAAN,
Colleen LaBelleBoston University Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
, BSN, RN-BC, CARN &
Adam J. GordonSchool of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA;VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
, MD, MPH
Pages 389-392 | Received 12 Sep 2015, Accepted 16 Sep 2015, Published online: 20 Nov 2015

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Barbara Andraka-Christou, Brendan Saloner, Adam J. Gordon, Rachel Totaram, Olivia Randall-Kosich, Matthew Golan & Bradley D. Stein. (2022) Laws for expanding access to medications for opioid use disorder: a legal analysis of 16 states & Washington D.C. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse 48:4, pages 492-503.
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Brendan Saloner, Barbara Andraka Christou, Adam J. Gordon & Bradley D. Stein. (2021) It will end in tiers: A strategy to include “dabblers” in the buprenorphine workforce after the X-waiver. Substance Abuse 42:2, pages 153-157.
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Traci C. Green, Jeffrey Bratberg & Deborah S. Finnell. (2020) Opioid use disorder and the COVID 19 pandemic: A call to sustain regulatory easements and further expand access to treatment. Substance Abuse 41:2, pages 147-149.
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Deborah S. Finnell, Matt Tierney & Ann M. Mitchell. (2019) Nursing: Addressing substance use in the 21st century. Substance Abuse 40:4, pages 412-420.
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Bradley D. Stein, Andrew W. Dick, Mark Sorbero, Adam J. Gordon, Rachel M. Burns, Douglas L. Leslie & Rosalie Liccardo Pacula. (2018) A population-based examination of trends and disparities in medication treatment for opioid use disorders among Medicaid enrollees. Substance Abuse 39:4, pages 419-425.
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Joseph W. Frank, Sarah E. Wakeman & Adam J. Gordon. (2018) No end to the crisis without an end to the waiver. Substance Abuse 39:3, pages 263-265.
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Matthew Tierney, Elizabeth Castillo, Adam Leonard & Emily Huang. (2023) Closing the Opioid Treatment Gap Through Advance Practice Nursing Activation. Journal of Addictions Nursing 34:4, pages 240-250.
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Michael A. Incze, Sonia L. Sehgal, Annika Hansen, Luke Garcia & Laura Stolebarger. (2023) Evaluation of a Primary Care-Based Multidisciplinary Transition Clinic for Patients Newly Initiated on Buprenorphine in the Emergency Department. Substance Abuse.
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Deborah S. Finnell, JoEllen Schimmels & Matthew Tierney. (2023) Enhancing engagement between legislators and nursing to increase buprenorphine access. Nursing Outlook 71:4, pages 102004.
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Matthew Tierney & Annesa Flentje. (2023) Reducing Drug Overdose Deaths: Significant Changes Needed in U.S. Drug Treatment Policy. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services 61:6, pages 7-10.
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Hyunsoo Kim, Alexandra Korzynski, Patricia E. Hershberger & Marianne L. Durham. (2023) Identifying barriers and facilitators for nurse practitioners' opioid management of chronic pain. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners 35:1, pages 12-20.
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Rachel K. Landis, Isaac Opper, Brendan Saloner, Adam J. Gordon, Douglas L. Leslie, Mark Sorbero & Bradley D. Stein. (2022) Buprenorphine treatment episode duration, dosage, and concurrent prescribing of benzodiazepines and opioid analgesics: The effects of Medicaid prior authorization policies. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 241, pages 109669.
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Madison Baumgart-McFarland, Elizabeth Chiarello & Tayla Slay. (2022) Reluctant Saviors: Professional ambivalence, cultural imaginaries, and deservingness construction in naloxone provision. Social Science & Medicine 309, pages 115230.
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Barbara Andraka-Christou, Adam J. Gordon, Joanne Spetz, Rachel Totaram, Matthew Golan, Olivia Randall-Kosich, Jordan Harrison, Spencer Calder, Stefan G. Kertesz & Bradley D. Stein. (2022) Beyond state scope of practice laws for advanced practitioners: Additional supervision requirements for buprenorphine prescribing. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment 138, pages 108715.
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Ashley O. Radmall, Spencer Calder, Nodira Codell, Alan Taylor Kelley, Eric Hawkins, Audrey L. Jones, Hildi J. Hagedorn, Mary Anne Reynolds & Adam J. Gordon. (2022) Roles and Perceptions of Nurses During Implementation of a Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder National Initiative. Journal of Addictions Nursing 33:2, pages 70-79.
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Hannah K. Knudsen, Jeanie Hartman & Sharon L. Walsh. (2022) The effect of Medicaid expansion on state-level utilization of buprenorphine for opioid use disorder in the United States. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 232, pages 109336.
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Joanne Spetz, Susan Chapman, Matthew Tierney, Bethany Phoenix & Laurie Hailer. (2021) Barriers and Facilitators of Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Participation in Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: A Mixed Methods Study. Journal of Nursing Regulation 12:2, pages 5-22.
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Hayley D. Germack. (2020) States Should Remove Barriers to Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Prescriptive Authority to Increase Access to Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder. Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice 22:2, pages 85-92.
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Jennifer Jones, Matthew Tierney, Gabrielle Jacobs, Shao-Yun Chien & Sandra Mallisham. (2020) Empowering Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners to Expand Treatment Opportunities for Veterans With Opioid Use Disorder. Journal of Addictions Nursing 31:4, pages 261-268.
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Matthew Tierney, Deborah S. Finnell, Madeline Naegle, Ann M. Mitchell & Elizabeth M. Pace. (2020) “The Future of Nursing: Accelerating gains made to address the continuum of substance use”. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing 34:5, pages 297-303.
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Evelyn T. Chang, Donna M. Zulman, Karin M. Nelson, Ann-Marie Rosland, David A. Ganz, Stephan D. Fihn, Rebecca Piegari & Lisa V. Rubenstein. (2020) Use of General Primary Care, Specialized Primary Care, and Other Veterans Affairs Services Among High-Risk Veterans. JAMA Network Open 3:6, pages e208120.
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Brooke A. Finley. (2019) Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners Meeting Rural Mental Health Challenges. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association 26:1, pages 97-101.
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Matthew Tierney, Katerina Melino, Adebowale Adeniji, Martha Shumway, Isabel E. Allen & Catherine M. Waters. (2018) Two Different Buprenorphine Treatment Settings With Similar Retention Rates: Implications for Expanding Access to Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association 25:4, pages 305-313.
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Stefan G. Kertesz & Adam J. Gordon. (2019) A crisis of opioids and the limits of prescription control: United States. Addiction 114:1, pages 169-180.
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Adam J. Gordon, Gerald Cochran, Marcela C. Smid, Ajay Manhapra & Stefan G. Kertesz. 2019. Treating Opioid Addiction. Treating Opioid Addiction 223 238 .

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