2024
Prescription Opioid Dose Change Before Fatal Opioid-Detected Overdose.
Kazemitabar M, Howell B, Becker W, Lin H, Grau L, Heimer R, D'Onofrio G, Hawk K, Fiellin D, Black A. Prescription Opioid Dose Change Before Fatal Opioid-Detected Overdose. Journal Of Studies On Alcohol And Drugs 2024, 85: 815-819. PMID: 38775307, DOI: 10.15288/jsad.24-00026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrescribed opioidsOpioid dose changesRapid dose increaseNon-HispanicOverdose deathsToxicological resultsNon-prescription opioidsBlack non-HispanicMorphine equivalentsOpioid therapyWhite non-HispanicDose changesDaily doseMean ageDispensed opioidsPrescription opioidsPrescribing patternsOpioidDose increaseOpioid overdose crisisIncreasing dosesStudy investigated patternsEffect of timeEffects of ageSecondary analysis
2020
Naloxone Use by Emergency Medical Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A National Survey
Cone DC, Bogucki S, Burns K, D’Onofrio G, Hawk K, Joseph D, Fiellin DA. Naloxone Use by Emergency Medical Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A National Survey. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2020, 14: e369-e371. PMID: 33031212, PMCID: PMC7647432, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000000746.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntranasal naloxoneOverdose eventsEmergency medical services (EMS) cliniciansNovel coronavirus infectionOpioid overdose mortalityEmergency medical servicesOpioid overdose crisisAdministration practicesPercent of respondentsEMS cliniciansEMS fellowship programsIntramuscular naloxoneOpioid overdosesService cliniciansNaloxone useOverdose mortalityNaloxoneFuture disaster planningCoronavirus infectionOverdose crisisCOVID-19 epidemicMedical servicesCOVID-19 pandemicNational surveyClinicians