2019
Effect of expanding opioid agonist therapies on the HIV epidemic and mortality in Ukraine: a modelling study
Tan J, Altice FL, Madden LM, Zelenev A. Effect of expanding opioid agonist therapies on the HIV epidemic and mortality in Ukraine: a modelling study. The Lancet HIV 2019, 7: e121-e128. PMID: 31879250, PMCID: PMC7289179, DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3018(19)30373-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid agonist therapyNew HIV infectionsHigh HIV burdenHIV infectionMinistry of HealthOAT coverageAgonist therapyHIV burdenHIV incidenceBuprenorphine maintenance therapyPublic Health CenterMaintenance therapyHIV outcomesHIV prevalenceHIV transmissionMedication procurementHIV epidemicHealth centersHIV preventionTreatment goalsPWIDOAT expansionDisease controlSexual riskInfection
2014
Buprenorphine Maintenance Treatment Retention Improves Nationally Recommended Preventive Primary Care Screenings when Integrated into Urban Federally Qualified Health Centers
Haddad MS, Zelenev A, Altice FL. Buprenorphine Maintenance Treatment Retention Improves Nationally Recommended Preventive Primary Care Screenings when Integrated into Urban Federally Qualified Health Centers. Journal Of Urban Health 2014, 92: 193-213. PMID: 25550126, PMCID: PMC4338126, DOI: 10.1007/s11524-014-9924-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBuprenorphine maintenance therapyPrimary care providersPrimary health care settingsHealth care screeningQualified health centersHealth care settingsOpioid dependenceHealth centersPsychiatric specialistsUrban Federally Qualified Health CenterFederally Qualified Health CentersOpioid-dependent womenPrimary care screeningObservational cohort studyOpioid-dependent patientsHuman immunodeficiency virusProportion of subjectsHealth care indicatorsHealth care outcomesImproved health outcomesElectronic health recordsUrban FQHCsHepatitis CMaintenance therapyCohort study
2013
Integrating buprenorphine maintenance therapy into federally qualified health centers: Real-world substance abuse treatment outcomes
Haddad MS, Zelenev A, Altice FL. Integrating buprenorphine maintenance therapy into federally qualified health centers: Real-world substance abuse treatment outcomes. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2013, 131: 127-135. PMID: 23332439, PMCID: PMC3674170, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2012.12.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQualified health centersSubstance abuse counselingHealth centersBuprenorphine maintenance treatment programCocaine useBuprenorphine maintenance therapyConcomitant cocaine useOpioid-dependent patientsMaintenance treatment programReal-world effectivenessSubstance abuse treatment outcomesElectronic health recordsHCV infectionMaintenance therapyPsychiatric comorbidityMean ageDependent patientsPsychiatric medicationsClinical trialsTreatment outcomesMood disordersFamily practitionersMore weeksTreatment programBMT