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Clinical Presentations and Treatment of Phenibut Toxicity and Withdrawal: A Systematic Literature Review
Weleff J, Kovacevich A, Burson J, Nero N, Anand A. Clinical Presentations and Treatment of Phenibut Toxicity and Withdrawal: A Systematic Literature Review. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2023, 17: 407-417. PMID: 37579098, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000001141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWithdrawal casesClinical presentationConcomitant substance useLength of hospital stayAverage length of hospital staySystematic treatment protocolCochrane Library databasesAtypical antipsychoticsComprehensive literature searchSubstance useAddictive agentHospital stayPublished casesBenzodiazepinesPhenibutLibrary databasesToxicity casesAntipsychoticsTreatment protocolsPsychosisWithdrawalMultiple medicationsAverage ageMental statusMovement disordersAn Analysis of Benzodiazepine Prescribing to Primary Care Patients in a Large Healthcare System from 2019-2020
Weleff J, Anand A, Squeri M, Sieke R, Thompson N, Barnett B. An Analysis of Benzodiazepine Prescribing to Primary Care Patients in a Large Healthcare System from 2019-2020. Journal Of Psychoactive Drugs 2023, 56: 245-256. PMID: 36940298, DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2023.2191610.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBenzodiazepine prescribingBenzodiazepine prescriptionsPrimary care visitsPrimary care patientsPrimary care providersEffect sizePrimary care settingPost-lockdownBenzodiazepine prescribing ratesMultivariate logistic regressionCare visitsCare providersCare settingsPrescription receiptRetrospective cohort studyCare patientsRacial disparitiesPrescribing ratesNational ratesHealthcare systemAdult patientsDiagnosis codesCocaine use disorderCohort studyPrescribing
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Prescribing of Z-Drugs With and Without Opioid Coprescribing to Primary Care Patients in a Large Health Care System From 2019-2020.
Anand A, Weleff J, Thompson N, Barnett B. Prescribing of Z-Drugs With and Without Opioid Coprescribing to Primary Care Patients in a Large Health Care System From 2019-2020. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2023, 84 PMID: 37707315, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.22m14753.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsZ-drug prescribingDiagnosis of opioid use disorderZ-drug prescriptionsOpioid use disorderZ-drugsHealth care systemPrimary care clinicsWhite raceUse disorderCare systemAssociated with increasing ageCare clinicsOlder ageStudy periodDiagnosis of bipolar disorderCross-sectional studyPrimary care patientsLarger health care systemAdult patientsPatient populationOpioidGeneralized anxiety disorderPatientsBipolar disorderPost-lockdownCancer Diagnoses and Use of Radiation Therapy Among Persons Experiencing Homelessness
Kilic S, Mayo Z, Weleff J, Parker S, Strzalka C, Phelan M, Suh J, Campbell S, Shah C. Cancer Diagnoses and Use of Radiation Therapy Among Persons Experiencing Homelessness. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2023, 116: 79-86. PMID: 36731679, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.01.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadiation therapyUse of radiation therapyCancer diagnosisNo treatmentExternal beam RTInstitutional cancer databaseSingle-modality treatmentDisease-free statusTreatment completion ratesBeam RTChart searchHypofractionated regimensMetastatic diseaseHormone therapyMultimodal therapyMedian ageRates of cancer screeningCancer DatabaseMultifraction treatmentTreated patientsCompletion ratesCancer screeningAdvanced stageMetropolitan hospital systemCancer prevalence