2021
Expanding access to methadone treatment in Ohio through federally qualified health centers and a chain pharmacy: A geospatial modeling analysis
Iloglu S, Joudrey PJ, Wang EA, Thornhill TA, Gonsalves G. Expanding access to methadone treatment in Ohio through federally qualified health centers and a chain pharmacy: A geospatial modeling analysis. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2021, 220: 108534. PMID: 33497963, PMCID: PMC7901120, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108534.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFederally Qualified Health CentersOpioid treatment programsOpioid use disorderQualified health centersProportion of needHealth centersZip codesTreatment needsMethadone provisionChain pharmaciesRural-Urban Commuting Area codesProvision of methadoneOpioid overdose deathsRural classificationDrive timeMethadone administrationPrimary outcomeOUD treatmentMethadone treatmentUrban-rural strataOverdose deathsUse disordersTreatment programGeospatial modeling analysisOne-third
2019
Suspected heroin-related overdoses incidents in Cincinnati, Ohio: A spatiotemporal analysis
Li ZR, Xie E, Crawford FW, Warren JL, McConnell K, Copple JT, Johnson T, Gonsalves GS. Suspected heroin-related overdoses incidents in Cincinnati, Ohio: A spatiotemporal analysis. PLOS Medicine 2019, 16: e1002956. PMID: 31714940, PMCID: PMC6850525, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002956.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of overdoseRisk of incidentBlock groupHarm reduction measuresPoisson regression modelsHighest overdose ratesOpioid misuseRisk factorsOpioid epidemicOpiate overdosesOverdose incidentsOpioid overdosesOverdose ratesNature of incidentsEmergency callsMale populationMedian household incomeTreatment programOverdose emergencyHealth policySpatiotemporal risk factorsLack of informationDemographic characteristicsHigher numberOverdoses