Impacts Of Hepatitis C Virus Infection Treatment For Patients In Treatment For Opioid Use Disorder

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is common among patients with opioid use disorder (OUD), a population who faces barriers to HCV treatment access. Co-located treatment for HCV within an opioid treatment program (OTP) addresses gaps in the HCV care continuum. Few reports have analyzed outcomes related to OUD, such as OUD treatment retention, associated with onsite HCV treatment. Patients (N=89) treated for chronic HCV infection in a Connecticut OTP from January 2014 through July 2017 were compared to control patients (N=199) with HCV-based ICD10 coding (B18.2) who were not treated during the same period. All patients received opioid agonist treatment (OAT) as part of an OTP. To assess the period following HCV treatment, a look-back period from September 2017 through September 2018 was included. Outcomes include (1) retention in OUD treatment from January 2014 through September 2018, analyzed first using logistic regression and subsequently using survival analysis based on OTP loss to follow-up dates; (2) urine analysis (UA) results screening for non-prescribed opioids during the look-back period, analyzed using ordered logistic regression; (3) changes in a behavior and symptom scale based on the BASIS-24 validated instrument, analyzed using linear regression. After adjusting for all baseline covariates, patients who initiated and completed HCV treatment had 2.2 (95% CI: 1.1, 4.5) increased likelihood of remaining in the OTP compared to patients in the control group. There were no differences between the two groups in terms of UA results of non-prescribed opioids or changes in BASIS-24 scores. Results indicate that the co-located model of concurrent HCV and OUD treatment is associated with improved OTP treatment retention following HCV treatment. This naturalistic study confirms prior findings that co-located treatment models are feasible and effective, and suggests that this model has an important and needed impact on keeping patients engaged in OAT

Demographics, Accuracy, and Impact of Feed Laboratories in the United States

Feed analysis is very important to modern society. In the United States feed analysis is used to optimize production of food animals. Feed analysis is also used as a tool to place value on crops. As important as feed analysis is to society, little research has been done that describes which feed laboratories are the most popular and why people use them. It has been thought by some patrons that different results from the same feed sample are obtained by different laboratories. Is this true? If so, what is the effect on those that use feed laboratories to produce animals, like beef cattle? Four studies were the used to answer the questions described above and to learn more about the feed laboratory industry. Study 1 was used find out more about the population of feed laboratories in the United States. Study 2 conducted surveys to discover more about which laboratories are popular and why people use certain feed laboratories. Study 3 was used to find out if all feed laboratories produce results which agree, even when the same feed sample is tested by different laboratories and when the laboratories do not know that they are being compared to each other. Study 4 was used to show how, when different analyses of the same feed are produced, it impacts animal production. In total, these studies provide evidence that there may be large variations between and within laboratories analyzing the same sample and these variations can have production and economic consequences

School Segregation, Educational Disparities, and Impacts on Haitian Youth in South Florida

This paper examines the ways in which the legacy of school segregation in South Florida has affected the education of Haitian students and continues to limit their prospects. The high schools that serve neighborhoods with concentrated Haitian populations achieve shockingly poor academic results, which negatively affect Haitian student academic achievement

Review: Technical Aspects for the Utilization of Small Grain Straws as Feed Energy Sources for Ruminants: Emphasis on Beef Cattle

This publication defines Straw and provide information on straw composition, plant cell wall development, and treatments of straw for feed

Major Factors or Inputs Affecting Profitability of Beef Cow Herds in the Western United States

This publication discusses issues and areas that affect profitability of beef cow herds in the western United States

Grass-Fed vs. Conventionally Fed Beef

This publication defines grass-fed and conventionally fed beef and discusses the advantages and disadvantages to both

Utilization of Heterosis in a Beef Cow Herd

This publication defines heterosis in cows and gives information on the fundamentals, needs, and types of heterosis

Microbrusts: A Spotter\u27s Guide

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