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Systemic Racism as a Determinant of Health Inequities for People With Substance Use Disorder
Jegede O, Bellamy C, Jordan A. Systemic Racism as a Determinant of Health Inequities for People With Substance Use Disorder. JAMA Psychiatry 2024, 81: 225-226. PMID: 38231489, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2023.4958.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Impact of High-Potency Synthetic Opioids on Pharmacotherapies for Opioid Use Disorder: A Scoping Review
Jegede O, De Aquino J, Hsaio C, Caldwell E, Funaro M, Petrakis I, Muvvala S. The Impact of High-Potency Synthetic Opioids on Pharmacotherapies for Opioid Use Disorder: A Scoping Review. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2024, 18: 499-510. PMID: 39356620, PMCID: PMC11449257, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000001356.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNonmedical opioid useOpioid use disorderOpioid useWithdrawal symptomsTreatment outcomesSymptoms prior to treatmentUse disorderRisk of precipitated withdrawalLow-dose buprenorphineSynthetic opioidsPotency synthetic opioidsConclusions Current evidencePrecipitated withdrawalRisk of overdoseDosing strategiesPharmacological interactionsClinical significanceDecreased riskWeb of ScienceOpioidInclusion criteriaCurrent evidenceClinical implicationsMOUDPain
2024
Addressing Racial and Ethnic Inequities in Opioid Overdose Mortality: Strategies for Equitable Interventions and Structural Change
Cruz F, Jegede O. Addressing Racial and Ethnic Inequities in Opioid Overdose Mortality: Strategies for Equitable Interventions and Structural Change. Current Psychiatry Reports 2024, 1-7. PMID: 39496984, DOI: 10.1007/s11920-024-01556-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid overdose mortalityOverdose mortalityAdaptation of evidence-based interventionsSocial determinants of healthCultural adaptation of evidence-based interventionsEthnic inequalitiesDeterminants of healthEvidence-based interventionsHarm reduction servicesSubstance use disorder preventionSocial determinantsTailored interventionsEquitable interventionsEquity-based frameworkOpioid use disorderReduction servicesSubstance use outcomesAnti-racism praxisCultural adaptationStructural competencyStructural racismDisorder preventionPolicy-levelInterventionUse disorderAssociations Among Sleep, Pain, and Medications for Opioid Use Disorder: a Scoping Review
Hsaio C, DiMeola K, Jegede O, Funaro M, Langstengel J, Yaggi H, Barry D. Associations Among Sleep, Pain, and Medications for Opioid Use Disorder: a Scoping Review. Current Addiction Reports 2024, 1-17. DOI: 10.1007/s40429-024-00606-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid use disorderOUD severityUse disorderTreatment characteristicsOpioid use disorder treatment settingsTreatment of sleepDosing scheduleDisorder severityOpioidPainWeb of ScienceAssessed patientsCochrane LibraryMeasures of sleepMOUD treatmentCurrent evidenceMOUDSleepSleep disturbanceProvider preferencesPatientsStudy examined sleepDisordersTreatment settingsMedicationDisentangling the effects of racism-related stress on opioid use disorder and chronic pain outcomes
Nunes J, Jegede O, De Aquino J. Disentangling the effects of racism-related stress on opioid use disorder and chronic pain outcomes. The American Journal Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse 2024, 50: 455-461. PMID: 39018662, DOI: 10.1080/00952990.2024.2369866.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid use disorderUse disorderRacism-related stressChronic pain outcomesOpioid overdose mortality ratesOverdose mortality ratesHealthcare disparitiesBiopsychosocial burdenPain outcomesPrescribed opioidsUndertreated painChronic painPain managementOpioid mortalityPerpetuate stigmaTreat painPain experienceOpioidPainRisk factorsMinoritized populationsMinoritized peopleMortality rateDisparitiesAddiction treatment
2022
Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders in Humanitarian Emergencies: Co-morbid Mental Disorders, Identifying Gaps and Emerging Trends
Jegede O. Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders in Humanitarian Emergencies: Co-morbid Mental Disorders, Identifying Gaps and Emerging Trends. Environment And Social Psychology 2022, 7 DOI: 10.18063/esp.v7.i1.684.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance use disordersMental illnessNature of mental illnessMental health needsCo-morbid mental disordersSubstance abuseHealth needsEpidemiological literatureMental disordersTreat alcoholismUse disorderHumanitarian contextsHumanitarian emergenciesDisplaced personsIllnessDisordersTreatment needsAbuseNeedsAlcoholPersons