2017
Emergency Department-Initiated Buprenorphine for Opioid Dependence with Continuation in Primary Care: Outcomes During and After Intervention
D’Onofrio G, Chawarski MC, O’Connor P, Pantalon MV, Busch SH, Owens PH, Hawk K, Bernstein SL, Fiellin DA. Emergency Department-Initiated Buprenorphine for Opioid Dependence with Continuation in Primary Care: Outcomes During and After Intervention. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2017, 32: 660-666. PMID: 28194688, PMCID: PMC5442013, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-017-3993-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIllicit opioid useOpioid usePrimary careHIV riskBrief interventionAddiction treatmentBuprenorphine groupEmergency Department-Initiated BuprenorphineCohort of patientsLong-term followLong-term outcomesFormal addiction treatmentSignificant differencesMain MeasuresSelfStudy entryUrine toxicologyBuprenorphine/Opioid dependenceED interventionsUrine resultsBuprenorphineTreatment engagementDrug useReferralPatients
2008
Long‐Term Treatment with Buprenorphine/Naloxone in Primary Care: Results at 2–5 Years
Fiellin DA, Moore BA, Sullivan LE, Becker WC, Pantalon MV, Chawarski MC, Barry DT, O'Connor PG, Schottenfeld RS. Long‐Term Treatment with Buprenorphine/Naloxone in Primary Care: Results at 2–5 Years. American Journal On Addictions 2008, 17: 116-120. PMID: 18393054, DOI: 10.1080/10550490701860971.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBuprenorphineCombined Modality TherapyCounselingCross-Sectional StudiesDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug Administration ScheduleDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHeroin DependenceHumansLong-Term CareMaleMiddle AgedNaloxoneNarcotic AntagonistsOpioid-Related DisordersPatient DropoutsPrimary Health CareSubstance Abuse DetectionTreatment OutcomeConceptsOpioid-dependent patientsAdverse eventsSerum transaminasesBuprenorphine/naloxone treatmentSerious adverse eventsBuprenorphine/naloxoneLong-term outcomesOffice-based treatmentIllicit drug useOpioid useClinical stabilityNaloxone treatmentPrimary outcomePatient satisfactionPrimary careTerm treatmentDrug useUrine samplesPatientsTreatmentTransaminaseOutcomesYearsModerate levelsPercent
1998
Rapid and Ultrarapid Opioid Detoxification Techniques
O'Connor PG, Kosten TR. Rapid and Ultrarapid Opioid Detoxification Techniques. JAMA 1998, 279: 229-234. PMID: 9438745, DOI: 10.1001/jama.279.3.229.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRapid opioid detoxificationControl groupInpatient studyAbstract-only publicationsSubstance withdrawal syndromeLong-term outcomesMethod of treatmentOpioid detoxificationPeer-reviewed journalsWithdrawal syndromeClinical outcomesOpioid dependenceTherapy allocationPharmacologic protocolAnesthesia protocolInclusion criteriaExclusion criteriaNumber of subjectsMEDLINE databaseSubstance abuseRandomized designSubstance dependenceBibliographies of papersMethodologic characteristicsSubject characteristics