2018
Duration of opioid prescriptions predicts incident nonmedical use of prescription opioids among U.S. veterans receiving medical care
Barry DT, Marshall BDL, Becker WC, Gordon AJ, Crystal S, Kerns RD, Gaither JR, Gordon KS, Justice AC, Fiellin DA, Edelman EJ. Duration of opioid prescriptions predicts incident nonmedical use of prescription opioids among U.S. veterans receiving medical care. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2018, 191: 348-354. PMID: 30176548, PMCID: PMC6596307, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.07.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrescription opioid receiptPrescription opioidsMedical careOpioid receiptVeterans Health Administration primary careNonmedical useMultivariable Cox modelInfectious disease clinicProspective cohort studyProportional hazards regressionPrescription opioid medicationsPublic health problemSubstance use disordersMedication-related characteristicsOpioid therapyOpioid medicationsOpioid prescriptionsCohort studyDisease clinicMedian ageHazards regressionEligible participantsPrimary careRisk factorsIncidence rate
2015
The epidemiology of substance use disorders in US Veterans: A systematic review and analysis of assessment methods
Lan CW, Fiellin DA, Barry DT, Bryant KJ, Gordon AJ, Edelman EJ, Gaither JR, Maisto SA, Marshall BD. The epidemiology of substance use disorders in US Veterans: A systematic review and analysis of assessment methods. American Journal On Addictions 2015, 25: 7-24. PMID: 26693830, PMCID: PMC5123305, DOI: 10.1111/ajad.12319.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevalence of SUDsSubstance use disordersUS veteransUse disordersDiagnostic criteriaComprehensive electronic database searchesMajor public health challengeSignificant public health problemUS veteran populationDrug use disordersPublic health problemElectronic database searchPublic health challengePast-year prevalenceHigh prevalenceInclusion criteriaYear prevalenceVeteran populationHealth problemsSystematic reviewClinical screeningHealth challengesPrevalenceHealth conditionsHealthcare system