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Access challenges to opioid use disorder treatment among individuals experiencing homelessness: Voices from the streets
Hsu M, Jung O, Kwan L, Jegede O, Martin B, Malhotra A, Suzuki J. Access challenges to opioid use disorder treatment among individuals experiencing homelessness: Voices from the streets. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2023, 157: 209216. PMID: 37981243, DOI: 10.1016/j.josat.2023.209216.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid use disorderSocioeconomic statusUse disordersCOVID-19 pandemicBuprenorphine/naloxoneActive substance useUse disorder treatmentPercent of participantsActive prescriptionMOUD accessSublingual buprenorphineOUD treatmentTreatment gapTreatment accessMOUDDisorder treatmentBuprenorphineAdverse effectsSubstance useVulnerable populationsIndividual-level factorsMedicationsAccess challengesWhite participantsDisorders
2020
Patterns of Vitamin D Deficiency in a Community Outpatient Psychiatric Practice: a Real-World Evaluation of Treatment Gaps
Jegede O, Gayam V, Gunasekara R, Tiongson B, Ishola A, Sidhu J, Virk J, Virk I, Ahmed S, Ojo O, Ojimba C, Ogunlesi C, Olupona T. Patterns of Vitamin D Deficiency in a Community Outpatient Psychiatric Practice: a Real-World Evaluation of Treatment Gaps. Psychiatric Quarterly 2020, 91: 561-570. PMID: 32086668, DOI: 10.1007/s11126-020-09720-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVitamin D deficiencyVitamin D deficiency treatmentClinical practice guidelinesD deficiencyVitamin DEndocrine Society Clinical Practice GuidelineDeficient vitamin D levelsVitamin D supplementation practicesOutpatient mental health clinicPhysician prescription practicesVitamin D levelsVitamin D supplementationMajority of patientsVitamin D metabolismCommunity teaching hospitalConsecutive psychiatric outpatientsMental health clinicsOutpatient psychiatric practiceAfrican AmericansD supplementationOutpatient psychiatristsD metabolismPrescription practicesD levelsTreatment gap