The effect of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) on residential treatment completion and retention in the US

This study examines whether MOUD increases treatment completion and retention in both short-term (ST) and long-term (LT) residential programs using a national dataset. Data were extracted from the 2015–2017 TEDS-D (Treatment Episode Dataset-Discharge) datasets for opioid using adults in ST (n = 87,296) and LT (n = 66,623) residential treatment. Primary outcome variables were treatment completion and retention (ST: length of stay >10 days; LT:...