2018
Alcohol and Mortality
Eyawo O, McGinnis KA, Justice AC, Fiellin DA, Hahn JA, Williams EC, Gordon AJ, Marshall BDL, Kraemer KL, Crystal S, Gaither JR, Edelman EJ, Bryant KJ, Tate JP. Alcohol and Mortality. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2018, 77: 135-143. PMID: 29112041, PMCID: PMC5762259, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001588.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis C virusAlcohol exposureAlcohol useDirect biomarkerVeterans Aging Cohort Study Biomarker CohortBlood collection dateRecent alcohol exposureHIV viral suppressionUnhealthy alcohol useRelationship of alcoholAUDIT-C scoresViral suppressionC virusHigh riskRisk of harmHIVClinical settingMortalityPEthExposureBiomarkersRiskImproved detectionAuditIndividuals
2016
The Association Between Receipt of Guideline-Concordant Long-Term Opioid Therapy and All-Cause Mortality
Gaither JR, Goulet JL, Becker WC, Crystal S, Edelman EJ, Gordon K, Kerns RD, Rimland D, Skanderson M, Justice AC, Fiellin DA. The Association Between Receipt of Guideline-Concordant Long-Term Opioid Therapy and All-Cause Mortality. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2016, 31: 492-501. PMID: 26847447, PMCID: PMC4835362, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-015-3571-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersGuideline-concordant careCause mortalityOpioid therapyLong-term opioid therapyUntreated substance use disordersCurrent substance use disorderTerm opioid therapyTime-updated covariatesPrimary care visitsImportant clinical outcomesMulti-modal treatmentUrine drug testingUninfected patientsUntreated patientsCare visitsChronic painClinical outcomesCox regressionDecreased riskHigh comorbidityMortality burdenRehabilitative therapySUD treatmentHigh risk