2020
Use of Amphetamine-Type Stimulants Among Emergency Department Patients With Untreated Opioid Use Disorder
Chawarski MC, Hawk K, Edelman EJ, O'Connor P, Owens P, Martel S, Coupet E, Whiteside L, Tsui JI, Rothman R, Cowan E, Richardson L, Lyons MS, Fiellin DA, D'Onofrio G. Use of Amphetamine-Type Stimulants Among Emergency Department Patients With Untreated Opioid Use Disorder. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 76: 782-787. PMID: 32782084, PMCID: PMC8048036, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.06.046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUntreated opioid use disorderOpioid use disorderAmphetamine-type stimulant useUse disordersStimulant useAmphetamine-type stimulantsStudy admissionEmergency departmentEmergency department patientsImplementation science studyUrine test resultsFalse discovery rate correctionSubstance use problemsHepatitis CED visitsDepartment patientsReferral protocolsED patientsUrine testsDrug injectionOverdose riskPatientsHealth factorsUnstable housingConcurrent use
2000
Thrice-weekly versus daily buprenorphine maintenance
Schottenfeld R, Pakes J, O’Connor P, Chawarski M, Oliveto A, Kosten T. Thrice-weekly versus daily buprenorphine maintenance. Biological Psychiatry 2000, 47: 1072-1079. PMID: 10862807, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(99)00270-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSublingual buprenorphineMaintenance treatmentSelf-reported illicit drug useDrug useOpioid agonist maintenance treatmentOpioid-positive urine testsAgonist maintenance treatmentDaily clinic attendanceDaily sublingual buprenorphineThrice-weekly dosingOpioid-dependent patientsUrine toxicology testsSignificant differencesIllicit drug useSelf-reported numberBuprenorphine maintenanceClinic attendanceWeekly doseIllicit opioidsMedication complianceThrice weeklyUrine testsOutcome measuresBuprenorphineCounseling attendance