Fentanyl Test Strip Use and Overdose History among Individuals on Medication for Opioid Use Disorder
CB M, AO R, W E, MM C, R S. Fentanyl Test Strip Use and Overdose History among Individuals on Medication for Opioid Use Disorder. Austin Journal Of Public Health And Epidemiology 2021, 8 DOI: 10.26420/austinjpublichealthepidemiol.2021.1117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFentanyl test stripsOpioid use disorderFentanyl useUse disordersTest strip useNon-fatal overdoseDrug overdose deathsNumber of deathsHalf of participantsMajority of participantsOverdose historyOverdose deathsFentanylStrip useLow uptakeDrug supplyMedicationsDeathWidespread educationDisordersParticipantsUseful strategyIndividualsHigh levelsMOUDFentanyl Test Strip Use and Overdose History among Individuals on Medication for Opioid Use Disorder.
Mistler C, Rosen A, Eger W, Copenhaver M, Shrestha R. Fentanyl Test Strip Use and Overdose History among Individuals on Medication for Opioid Use Disorder. Austin Journal Of Public Health And Epidemiology 2021, 8 PMID: 35782633, PMCID: PMC9249264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFentanyl test stripsOpioid use disorderFentanyl useUse disordersTest strip useNon-fatal overdoseDrug overdose deathsNumber of deathsHalf of participantsMajority of participantsOverdose historyOverdose deathsFentanylStrip useLow uptakeDrug supplyMedicationsDeathWidespread educationDisordersParticipantsUseful strategyIndividualsHigh levelsMOUDPurposeful Fentanyl Use and Associated Factors among Opioid-Dependent People Who Inject Drugs
Chandra DK, Altice FL, Copenhaver MM, Zhou X, Didomizio E, Shrestha R. Purposeful Fentanyl Use and Associated Factors among Opioid-Dependent People Who Inject Drugs. Substance Use & Misuse 2021, 56: 979-987. PMID: 33769199, DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2021.1901931.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid-dependent PWIDFentanyl useOpioid-dependent peopleIndependent correlatesSevere depressionSex-related risk behaviorsMethadone-maintained patientsMultivariable logistic regressionOpioid-related mortalityRecent cocaine useCross-sectional surveySelf-reported drugMethadone dosageYoung PWIDDaily injectionsMethadone clinicsAssociated FactorsFentanyl exposureHigh prevalencePWIDSynthetic opioidsCocaine useYounger ageRisk behaviorsLogistic regression