2021
Substance Use, Gambling, Binge‐Eating, and Hypersexuality Symptoms Among Patients Receiving Opioid Agonist Therapies
Carr MM, Ellis JD, Saules KK, Page JL, Staples A, Ledgerwood DM. Substance Use, Gambling, Binge‐Eating, and Hypersexuality Symptoms Among Patients Receiving Opioid Agonist Therapies. American Journal On Addictions 2021, 30: 343-350. PMID: 33783065, PMCID: PMC8243775, DOI: 10.1111/ajad.13149.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid agonist therapyAgonist therapySeverity of symptomsDrug useTobacco useAlcohol useOpioid use disorderPoor treatment outcomesAdverse childhood eventsBinge-eating symptomsMost patientsOutpatient clinicPsychiatric comorbiditySignificant symptomsTreatment outcomesAddictive behaviorsUse disordersPatientsNegative binomial regressionSymptomsTherapyBinge eatingHigher depressionSubstance useSeverity
2019
Correlates of Treatment Retention and Opioid Misuse Among Postpartum Women in Methadone Treatment
Ellis JD, Cairncross M, Struble CA, Carr MM, Ledgerwood DM, Lundahl LH. Correlates of Treatment Retention and Opioid Misuse Among Postpartum Women in Methadone Treatment. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2019, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 30418335, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000000467.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid misuseTreatment discontinuationMethadone treatmentPostpartum womenDischarge opioid medicationsOpioid agonist treatmentLonger treatment durationOpioid medicationsCesarean sectionChart reviewAgonist treatmentPostpartum periodTreatment retentionTreatment durationLower likelihoodWomenDelivery factorsDiscontinuationTreatmentPresent exploratory studyTreatment dischargeVulnerable groupsMonthsDeliveryMisuse