2017
Screening, treatment initiation, and referral for substance use disorders
Bernstein SL, D’Onofrio G. Screening, treatment initiation, and referral for substance use disorders. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2017, 12: 18. PMID: 28780906, PMCID: PMC5545867, DOI: 10.1186/s13722-017-0083-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnhealthy alcohol useTreatment initiationSubstance useAlcohol useEfficacy of SBIRTSelf-reported abstinenceInitiation of buprenorphineOpioid-dependent individualsEmergency department settingClinical care settingsSubstance use disordersIndex visitAcute careOutpatient settingPrimary careMedication managementDepartment settingLeading causeAdult smokersPreventable deathsUnhealthy drinkersCare settingsNegative studiesMost trialsUse disorders
2015
Successful Tobacco Dependence Treatment in Low-Income Emergency Department Patients: A Randomized Trial
Bernstein SL, D’Onofrio G, Rosner J, O’Malley S, Makuch R, Busch S, Pantalon MV, Toll B. Successful Tobacco Dependence Treatment in Low-Income Emergency Department Patients: A Randomized Trial. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2015, 66: 140-147. PMID: 25920384, PMCID: PMC4819432, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2015.03.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHumansMaleMotivational InterviewingPovertyReferral and ConsultationTobacco Use Cessation DevicesTobacco Use DisorderTreatment OutcomeConceptsEmergency department patientsDepartment patientsUS EDsTobacco abstinence ratesGroup of smokersTobacco dependence treatmentMultivariable logistic modelingState Smokers' QuitlineLow incomeED smokersFaxed referralsQuitline referralQuitline useSecondary endpointsEligible subjectsPrimary outcomeIntervention armMedicaid insuranceNicotine patchNicotine replacementAbstinence ratesBooster callsIntervention subjectsControl armControl subjects