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Alcohol Use Disorder and Chronic Pain: An Overlooked Epidemic
De Aquino J, Sloan M, Nunes J, Costa G, Katz J, de Oliveira D, Ra J, Tang V, Petrakis I. Alcohol Use Disorder and Chronic Pain: An Overlooked Epidemic. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2024, 181: 391-402. PMID: 38706339, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.20230886.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAlcohol use disorderChronic painAUD studiesChronic pain disordersChronic pain outcomesRisk of relapseAlcohol withdrawal syndromeAssessment of painHigher levels of alcohol consumptionLevels of alcohol consumptionWithdrawal syndromePain disordersPain outcomesAcute toleranceNeurobiological changesClinical significanceUse disorderPainClinical relevanceSelf-reportAlcohol intoxicationAlcohol consumptionGeneral populationMedical conditionsNarrative reviewThe impact of cannabis on non-medical opioid use among individuals receiving pharmacotherapies for opioid use disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies
Costa G, Nunes J, Heringer D, Anand A, De Aquino J. The impact of cannabis on non-medical opioid use among individuals receiving pharmacotherapies for opioid use disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies. The American Journal Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse 2024, 50: 12-26. PMID: 38225727, DOI: 10.1080/00952990.2023.2287406.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-medical opioid useOpioid use disorderOpioid useCannabis useOpioid use disorder pharmacotherapyUse disorderImpact of cannabis useAverage follow-up timeFollow-up timeMeta-analysisEvidence of moderate heterogeneityImpact of cannabisPooled odds ratioOpioids non-medicallyRandom-effects modelMeta-analysis of longitudinal studiesCannabis abstinenceTreatment modalitiesOdds ratioModerate heterogeneityPharmacotherapyCannabisOpioidComprehensive searchPublication bias
2023
A Randomized Clinical Trial to Evaluate an Atrial Fibrillation Stroke Prevention Shared Decision‐Making Pathway
Wang P, Lu Y, Mahaffey K, Lin A, Morin D, Sears S, Chung M, Russo A, Lin B, Piccini J, Hills M, Berube C, Pundi K, Baykaner T, Garay G, Lhamo K, Rice E, Pourshams I, Shah R, Newswanger P, DeSutter K, Nunes J, Albert M, Schulman K, Heidenreich P, Bunch T, Sanders L, Turakhia M, Verghese A, Stafford R. A Randomized Clinical Trial to Evaluate an Atrial Fibrillation Stroke Prevention Shared Decision‐Making Pathway. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2023, 12: e028562. PMID: 36342828, PMCID: PMC9973612, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.122.028562.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDecision Conflict ScaleDecision Regret ScaleDecisional conflictUsual careRegret ScaleConflict ScaleMedian scorePatient-centered designHealth communication principlesPatient decisional conflictComparative effectiveness trialAtrial fibrillationDigital decision aidDecision-making pathwaysClinically meaningful reductionsPatient-clinicianEffectiveness trialDecision aidRandomized clinical trialsSecondary outcomesSecondary end pointsCareStudy populationMeaningful reductionsParticipants