2023
Co-occurring mental health and drug use experiences among Black and Hispanic/Latino sexual and gender diverse individuals
Watson R, Caba A, Layland E, Simon K, Morgan E, Edelman E, Chan P, Eaton L. Co-occurring mental health and drug use experiences among Black and Hispanic/Latino sexual and gender diverse individuals. Journal Of Behavioral Medicine 2023, 46: 986-995. PMID: 37407904, DOI: 10.1007/s10865-023-00433-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHispanics/LatinosDrug useMental healthGender diverse individualsHealth disparitiesCo-occurring mental healthPsychological distressElevated depressive symptomsExtra-medical useDrug use frequencyPerson associationsDrug use experienceImportance of interventionsDepressive symptomsDiverse individualsEffective interventionsAssociationHealthInterventionMinority stressorsDistressUse frequencyIndividualsLatinosOpioidsURINE TOXICOLOGY PROFILES OF EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PATIENTS WITH UNTREATED OPIOID USE DISORDER: A MULTI-SITE VIEW
Cowan E, Perrone J, Dziura J, Edelman E, Hawk K, Herring A, McCormack R, Murphy A, Phadke M, Fiellin D, D'Onofrio G. URINE TOXICOLOGY PROFILES OF EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PATIENTS WITH UNTREATED OPIOID USE DISORDER: A MULTI-SITE VIEW. Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 65: e357-e365. PMID: 37716904, PMCID: PMC10591927, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2023.06.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUrine drug screensOpioid use disorderEmergency departmentUntreated opioid use disorderAdult ED patientsOpioid overdose deathsED patientsOnly opioidCommon opioidsOverdose deathsUse disordersCommon drugsOpioidsPolysubstance useDrug useDrug screensAmphetamine-type stimulantsFentanylPatientsAddiction treatmentStimulantsParticipantsBuprenorphineMethadoneBenzodiazepines
2019
Disagreement and Uncertainty Among Experts About how to Respond to Marijuana Use in Patients on Long-term Opioids for Chronic Pain: Results of a Delphi Study
Starrels JL, Young SR, Azari SS, Becker WC, Edelman E, Liebschutz JM, Pomeranz J, Roy P, Saini S, Merlin JS. Disagreement and Uncertainty Among Experts About how to Respond to Marijuana Use in Patients on Long-term Opioids for Chronic Pain: Results of a Delphi Study. Pain Medicine 2019, 21: 247-254. PMID: 31393585, PMCID: PMC8204879, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnz153.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term opioid therapyCannabis use disorderChronic painMarijuana useLong-term opioidsInternal medicine physiciansOpioid therapyLack of evidenceOpioid managementClinical suspicionPatient factorsIndividual patientsMedicine physiciansClinician responsesOnline Delphi studyUse disordersPatientsProviders' beliefsExpert consensusClinician expertsDelphi studyFree-text responsesOpioidsNonmedical usePain
2016
The impact of prescribed opioids on CD4 cell count recovery among HIV‐infected patients newly initiating antiretroviral therapy
Edelman E, Gordon K, Tate J, Becker W, Bryant K, Crothers K, Gaither, Gibert C, Gordon A, Marshall B, Rodriguez‐Barradas M, Samet J, Skanderson M, Justice A, Fiellin D. The impact of prescribed opioids on CD4 cell count recovery among HIV‐infected patients newly initiating antiretroviral therapy. HIV Medicine 2016, 17: 728-739. PMID: 27186715, PMCID: PMC5053822, DOI: 10.1111/hiv.12377.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD4 cell countBaseline CD4 cell countCell countPrescribed opioidsImmunosuppressive propertiesVeterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) dataCD4 cell count recoveryAntiretroviral therapy responseCell count recoveryShort-term opioidsViral load suppressionCohort study dataOverall disease severityYear of initiationPrimary independent variableOpioid durationAntiretroviral therapyCount recoveryComorbid conditionsPharmacy dataOpioid propertiesTherapy responseOpioidsPatientsHIVPotential benefits and harms of prescription opioids in HIV
Becker W, Edelman E. Potential benefits and harms of prescription opioids in HIV. 2016, 113-122. DOI: 10.1002/9781118777374.ch11.ChaptersAntiretroviral therapyPrescription opioidsPrescription drug monitoring programsTrials of opioidsUrine toxicology testingDrug monitoring programsPeripheral nervous systemSubstance use disordersNonpharmacologic modalitiesOpioid prescribingPharmacologic treatmentOpioid analgesicsPain managementPain treatmentMedication adherenceAdequate dosesAntiretroviral adherenceTreatment agreementsSafe prescribingUse disordersNervous systemOpioidsHIVPatientsSubstance use
2015
Incident non-medical use of prescription opioids is associated with heroin initiation among U.S. veterans: A prospective cohort study
Banerjee G, Edelman E, Barry D, Becker W, Cerda M, Crystal S, Gaither J, Gordon A, Gordon K, Kerns R, Martins S, Fiellin D, Marshall B. Incident non-medical use of prescription opioids is associated with heroin initiation among U.S. veterans: A prospective cohort study. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2015, 156: e14-e15. DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.07.958.Peer-Reviewed Original Research