2021
Brief original report: Does smoking status provide information relevant to screening for other substance use among US adults?
Khan MR, Ban K, Caniglia EC, Edelman JE, Gaither J, Crystal S, Chichetto NE, Young KE, Tate J, Justice AC, Braithwaite RS. Brief original report: Does smoking status provide information relevant to screening for other substance use among US adults? Preventive Medicine Reports 2021, 23: 101483. PMID: 34345578, PMCID: PMC8319511, DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101483.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInjection drug useUnhealthy alcohol useTobacco screeningDrug useSubstance useOpioid useStimulant useAlcohol useCrack/cocaine useIllicit opioid useCrack/cocaineTest performance characteristicsFormer smokersCurrent smokingSmoking statusUS adultsLifetime smokingCocaine useSmokingScreening resultsFour-fold decreaseNegative resultsMarijuana usePositive resultsTwo-fold decrease
2020
Trajectories of Self-Reported Opioid Use Among Patients With HIV Engaged in Care: Results From a National Cohort Study.
Edelman EJ, Li Y, Barry D, Brennan Braden J, Crystal S, Kerns RD, Gaither JR, Gordon KS, Manhapra A, Merlin JS, Moore BA, Oldfield BJ, Park LS, Rentsch CT, Skanderson M, Williams EC, Justice AC, Tate JP, Becker WC, Marshall BDL. Trajectories of Self-Reported Opioid Use Among Patients With HIV Engaged in Care: Results From a National Cohort Study. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2020, 84: 26-36. PMID: 32267658, PMCID: PMC7147724, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000002310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid useOpioid use trajectoriesCohort studyPain interferenceSelf-reported opioid useVeterans Aging Cohort StudyVeterans Health Administration sitesInfrequent useOpioid use frequencyMarijuana useAging Cohort StudyNational cohort studyEvidence-based treatmentsGroup-based trajectory modelsProspective cohortBaseline factorsIllness severityMultivariable analysisBenzodiazepine medicationVA carePsychoactive medicationsPrescription painkillersPsychiatric symptomsHeroin useMultinomial logistic regression