2016
Non‐medical use of prescription opioids is associated with heroin initiation among US veterans: a prospective cohort study
Banerjee G, Edelman EJ, Barry DT, Becker WC, Cerdá M, Crystal S, Gaither JR, Gordon AJ, Gordon KS, Kerns RD, Martins SS, Fiellin DA, Marshall BD. Non‐medical use of prescription opioids is associated with heroin initiation among US veterans: a prospective cohort study. Addiction 2016, 111: 2021-2031. PMID: 27552496, PMCID: PMC5056813, DOI: 10.1111/add.13491.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultivariable Cox regression modelsNon-medical useCox regression modelHeroin initiationPrescription opioidsHeroin useCohort studyUS veteransOpioid use disorder diagnosisVeterans Aging Cohort StudyProspective cohort studyAging Cohort StudyIllicit opioid usePrimary care clinicsPrimary outcome measureStrong risk factorPost-traumatic stress disorderUninfected veteransUninfected patientsOpioid useRegression modelsCare clinicsPain interferencePrior diagnosisPrimary exposure
2014
Primary Care–Based Buprenorphine Taper vs Maintenance Therapy for Prescription Opioid Dependence: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Fiellin DA, Schottenfeld RS, Cutter CJ, Moore BA, Barry DT, O’Connor P. Primary Care–Based Buprenorphine Taper vs Maintenance Therapy for Prescription Opioid Dependence: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Internal Medicine 2014, 174: 1947-1954. PMID: 25330017, PMCID: PMC6167926, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.5302.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrescription opioid dependenceOngoing maintenance therapyIllicit opioid useMaintenance therapyOpioid dependenceBuprenorphine taperBuprenorphine therapyTaper groupMaintenance groupOpioid usePrimary careClinical trialsPrimary care-based treatmentSignificant public health burdenBuprenorphine maintenance therapyOngoing maintenance treatmentPrimary care physiciansEvidence-based guidelinesPrimary care sitesPublic health burdenWeeks of stabilizationHydrochloride therapyOpioid withdrawalBuprenorphine treatmentNaltrexone treatment
2013
Treating Pain in Patients Receiving Methadone Maintenance for Opioid Dependence
Alford D, Barry D, Fiellin D. Treating Pain in Patients Receiving Methadone Maintenance for Opioid Dependence. 2013, 31-37. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-6974-2_3.ChaptersPain complaintsOpioid dependenceMethadone maintenanceChronic painOpioid-dependent patientsIllicit opioid useTreatment of painOpioid usePrescription opioidsMaintenance treatmentPain perceptionClinical challengePainPsychiatric disordersPatientsMethadonePhysiologic toleranceEffective coping skillsComplaintsOpioidsMedicationsTreatmentCoping skillsLoss of controlAddictionA Randomized Trial of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Primary Care-based Buprenorphine
Fiellin DA, Barry DT, Sullivan LE, Cutter CJ, Moore BA, O'Connor PG, Schottenfeld RS. A Randomized Trial of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Primary Care-based Buprenorphine. The American Journal Of Medicine 2013, 126: 74.e11-74.e17. PMID: 23260506, PMCID: PMC3621718, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2012.07.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyPhysician managementBehavioral therapyOpioid useOpioid dependencePrimary careSelf-reported frequencyBuprenorphine/naloxone treatmentConsecutive weeksOpioid-dependent patientsIllicit opioid usePrimary care clinicsPrimary outcome measureWeeks of treatmentNaloxone treatmentOpioid abstinenceBuprenorphine/Care clinicsIllicit opioidsRandomized trialsUrine toxicologyClinical trialsStudy completionOutcome measuresCocaine use