Receipt of Pharmacotherapy for Alcohol Use Disorder by Male Justice-Involved U.S. Veterans Health Administration Patients

This study examined whether, among Veterans Health Administration (VHA) patients, veterans with recent or current justice involvement have equal receipt of pharmacotherapy for alcohol use disorder compared with veterans with no justice involvement. Using national VHA records, we calculated the overa...

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Autores principales: Finlay, Andrea K. (Autor) ; Binswanger, Ingrid (Autor) ; Blue-Howells, Jessica (Autor) ; Clark, Sean (Autor) ; Hagedorn, Hildi (Autor) ; Harris, Alex H. S. (Autor) ; McGuire, Jim (Autor) ; Rosenthal, Joel (Autor) ; Timko, Christine (Autor) ; Van Campen, James (Autor) ; Wong, Jessie (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2018
En: Criminal justice policy review
Año: 2018, Volumen: 29, Número: 9, Páginas: 875-890
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Alcohol-related disorders
Criminal justice
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Naltrexone
Topiramate
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Sumario:This study examined whether, among Veterans Health Administration (VHA) patients, veterans with recent or current justice involvement have equal receipt of pharmacotherapy for alcohol use disorder compared with veterans with no justice involvement. Using national VHA records, we calculated the overall and facility rates of receipt as the number of patients who received pharmacotherapy for alcohol use disorder divided by the number of patients diagnosed with an alcohol use disorder. Using a mixed-effects logistic regression model, we tested whether justice involvement was associated with pharmacotherapy receipt. Male veterans with jail/court involvement had significantly higher odds of receiving pharmacotherapy for alcohol use disorder compared with other male veterans. Justice-involved veterans had equal or better receipt of pharmacotherapy for alcohol use disorder compared with veterans with no justice involvement. Pharmacotherapy rates are low overall, suggesting that more work can be done to connect veterans to these medications.
ISSN:1552-3586
DOI:10.1177/0887403416644011