2022
Xylazine and Overdoses: Trends, Concerns, and Recommendations.
Alexander RS, Canver BR, Sue KL, Morford KL. Xylazine and Overdoses: Trends, Concerns, and Recommendations. American Journal Of Public Health 2022, 112: 1212-1216. PMID: 35830662, PMCID: PMC9342814, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2022.306881.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalgesics, OpioidDrug OverdoseHarm ReductionHumansIllicit DrugsOpiate OverdosePublic HealthUnited StatesXylazineConceptsIllicit drug supplyDrug supplyNovel treatment strategiesPublic health interventionsPublic health systemHarm reduction strategiesTreatment strategiesOverdose deathsHealth interventionsStriking prevalenceHealth systemXylazineExposure levelsPrevalencePotential riskPotential toxicityOpioidsOverdosesUsing a structural vulnerability framework to understand the impact of COVID‐19 on the lives of Medicaid beneficiaries receiving substance use treatment in New York City
Zhen‐Duan J, Gade N, Falgas‐Bagué I, Sue KL, DeJonckheere M, Alegría M. Using a structural vulnerability framework to understand the impact of COVID‐19 on the lives of Medicaid beneficiaries receiving substance use treatment in New York City. Health Services Research 2022, 57: 1104-1111. PMID: 35340033, PMCID: PMC9111318, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.13975.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCOVID-19EthnicityHumansMedicaidMinority GroupsNew York CityOpioid-Related DisordersPandemicsUnited StatesConceptsNew York CityLow-income individualsStructural vulnerabilityPrimary qualitative dataDepth qualitative interviewsQualitative research approachCOVID-19 pandemicThematic analysis approachYork CityDepth interviewsEconomic disparitiesQualitative interviewsVulnerability frameworkEthnic minority adultsFood insecurityStructural competencyQualitative dataSocial relationshipsHousing conditionsThematic analysisCommunity resourcesResearch approachCOVID-19Theoretical frameworkHome ordersA Plea From People Who Use Drugs to Clinicians: New Ways to Initiate Buprenorphine Are Urgently Needed in the Fentanyl Era
Sue KL, Cohen S, Tilley J, Yocheved A. A Plea From People Who Use Drugs to Clinicians: New Ways to Initiate Buprenorphine Are Urgently Needed in the Fentanyl Era. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2022, 16: 389-391. PMID: 35020693, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000000952.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersMeSH KeywordsAnalgesics, OpioidBuprenorphineDrug OverdoseFentanylHumansOpioid-Related DisordersUnited States
2021
Bringing Harm Reduction into Health Policy — Combating the Overdose Crisis
Sue KL, Fiellin DA. Bringing Harm Reduction into Health Policy — Combating the Overdose Crisis. New England Journal Of Medicine 2021, 384: 1781-1783. PMID: 33983692, DOI: 10.1056/nejmp2103274.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters