2024
Understanding and Addressing Widening Racial Inequalities in Drug Overdose
Friedman J, Nguemeni Tiako M, Hansen H. Understanding and Addressing Widening Racial Inequalities in Drug Overdose. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2024, 181: 381-390. PMID: 38706336, PMCID: PMC11076008, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.20230917.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite AmericansRacial/ethnic inequalitiesOverdose death ratesNative AmericansFundamental Cause TheoryCulturally appropriate healthcareDrug overdose death ratesSocially unequal societyYears of ageUnequal societyWidening inequalitiesRacial inequalitySocial inequalitiesCommunity-based programsDeath rateDecreasing inequalityCause theoryCrisis-drivenBlack AmericansReduction resourcesYounger cohortsInequalityNational levelAppropriate healthcarePolysubstance use
2020
Geographic Distribution of Medicaid-Claimant OB-GYNs Approved to Prescribe Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder [15E]
Nguemeni Tiako M, Culhane J, Meisel Z. Geographic Distribution of Medicaid-Claimant OB-GYNs Approved to Prescribe Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder [15E]. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2020, 135: 53s-53s. DOI: 10.1097/01.aog.0000663556.94003.be.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid use disorderNeonatal abstinence syndromeOb-gynsUse disordersIncidence of NASHighest opioid overdose death ratesGuideline-recommended treatmentMaternal-fetal outcomesShorter hospital stayOpioid overdose death ratesU.S. opioid epidemicOverdose death ratesRural-Urban Continuum CodesUtero buprenorphine exposureNAS symptomsPrescribe BuprenorphinePrescribing barriersHospital stayBuprenorphine exposureMedicaid insuranceAbstinence syndromeOpioid epidemicBuprenorphine accessEffective treatmentHigh incidence