2021
Women, opioid use and addiction
Goetz TG, Becker JB, Mazure CM. Women, opioid use and addiction. The FASEB Journal 2021, 35: e21303. PMID: 33433026, DOI: 10.1096/fj.202002125r.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid useChronic painPrescription opioidsEffective public health policiesOngoing opioid epidemicPublic health policyComparison of womenWidespread prescribingOpioid medicationsPublic health crisisOpioid epidemicOpioid addictionOpioidsTreatment opportunitiesTreatment approachesSynthetic opioidsMedicationsPainPsychosocial effectsHealth policyWomen's exposureWomenCurrent coronavirus pandemicHealth crisisMen
2019
The federal plan for health science and technology’s response to the opioid crisis: understanding sex and gender differences as part of the solution is overlooked
Becker JB, Mazure CM. The federal plan for health science and technology’s response to the opioid crisis: understanding sex and gender differences as part of the solution is overlooked. Biology Of Sex Differences 2019, 10: 3. PMID: 30616693, PMCID: PMC6322277, DOI: 10.1186/s13293-018-0215-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid crisisClinical care providersCurrent opioid epidemicNeurobiology of painGender-specific treatmentGender differencesNeonatal exposureOpioid useOpioid epidemicOpioid addictionCare providersEpidemiological dataPrevention strategiesHealth SciencesGender-based treatmentSuccessful responseSexPrevention implicationsReportTreatmentAddictionFurther researchResponseOpioidsPain