2023
“Just fighting for my life to stay alive”: a qualitative investigation of barriers and facilitators to community re-entry among people with opioid use disorder and incarceration histories
Hoffman K, Thompson E, Gaeta Gazzola M, Oberleitner L, Eller A, Madden L, Marcus R, Oberleitner D, Beitel M, Barry D. “Just fighting for my life to stay alive”: a qualitative investigation of barriers and facilitators to community re-entry among people with opioid use disorder and incarceration histories. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2023, 18: 16. PMID: 36944998, PMCID: PMC10031976, DOI: 10.1186/s13722-023-00377-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderRe-entry experiencesReintegration of peopleSemi-structured qualitative interviewsIncarceration historyExperiences of peoplePerspectives of peopleBasic resourcesThematic analysis approachTransition programCarceral settingsQualitative interviewsLived experienceStable housingStructural barriersSocial challengesFormal transition programQualitative investigationPersistent barriersIncarcerationHistory of incarcerationUse disordersConcrete suggestionsMain themesRe-entry period
2018
Prisoners as Patients: The Opioid Epidemic, Medication-Assisted Treatment, and the Eighth Amendment
Linden M, Marullo S, Bone C, Barry DT, Bell K. Prisoners as Patients: The Opioid Epidemic, Medication-Assisted Treatment, and the Eighth Amendment. The Journal Of Law, Medicine & Ethics 2018, 46: 252-267. PMID: 30146987, DOI: 10.1177/1073110518782926.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOur Ethical Obligation to Treat Opioid Use Disorder in Prisons: A Patient and Physician's Perspective
Bone C, Eysenbach L, Bell K, Barry DT. Our Ethical Obligation to Treat Opioid Use Disorder in Prisons: A Patient and Physician's Perspective. The Journal Of Law, Medicine & Ethics 2018, 46: 268-271. PMID: 30146992, DOI: 10.1177/1073110518782933.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderUse disordersHepatitis C transmissionMedication-assisted treatmentHealth care providersPublic health threatLower ratesPoor outcomeOpioid epidemicImproved outcomesOpioid overdoseCare providersPhysician perspectivesLower riskC transmissionTreatment approachesDrug useHealth disparitiesInfectious diseasesHealth threatAccidental deathGold standardDisordersOverdoseIncarcerated individuals