2012
Psychiatrist Decision-Making Towards Prescribing Benzodiazepines: The Dilemma with Substance Abusers
Marienfeld CB, Tek E, Diaz E, Schottenfeld R, Chawarski M. Psychiatrist Decision-Making Towards Prescribing Benzodiazepines: The Dilemma with Substance Abusers. Psychiatric Quarterly 2012, 83: 521-529. PMID: 22528141, DOI: 10.1007/s11126-012-9220-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health centersPrescribing benzodiazepinesHealth centersPublic mental health centersSubstance abuseCommunity mental health centerUse of benzodiazepinesPercent of responsesOutpatient psychiatristsPatient characteristicsUnknown patientsPatient historyCommon reasonPatient useHistory of abuseBenzodiazepinesIllicit substancesSubstance abusersAnonymous surveyPatientsPsychiatristsPsychiatrists' decisionsAbusePrevious studiesDrug use in rural China: a preliminary investigation in Hunan Province
Deng Q, Tang Q, Schottenfeld RS, Hao W, Chawarski MC. Drug use in rural China: a preliminary investigation in Hunan Province. Addiction 2012, 107: 610-613. PMID: 21906200, PMCID: PMC4596718, DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03648.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRural drug usersDrug usersDrug abusersDrug useHuman immunodeficiency virusDrug treatment participationSubstance abuse treatmentImmunodeficiency virusNeedle sharingLow prevalencePrimary drugRural areasDrug abuse patternsAbuse treatmentEarly onsetTreatment participationDrug abuseAbuse patternsTreatment pointsTreatment penetrationHigher proportionLower proportionAbusersAbuseSubstantial problem
2010
Injection of buprenorphine and buprenorphine/naloxone tablets in Malaysia
Vicknasingam B, Mazlan M, Schottenfeld RS, Chawarski MC. Injection of buprenorphine and buprenorphine/naloxone tablets in Malaysia. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2010, 111: 44-49. PMID: 20478668, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.03.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBuprenorphine/naloxone tabletsInjection of buprenorphineInjection drug usersMisuse of buprenorphineFirst wave participantsBuprenorphine maintenanceOpioid dependenceBenzodiazepine abuseBuprenorphineDrug usersSecond-wave surveyIDUsFocus group participantsCombination tabletGroup participantsPreliminary dataSurvey participantsParticipantsFocus groupsWithdrawalAbuseDiversionSecond waveKuala Lumpur