2023
Receipt of opioid use disorder treatments prior to fatal overdoses and comparison to no treatment in Connecticut, 2016–17
Heimer R, Black A, Lin H, Grau L, Fiellin D, Howell B, Hawk K, D'Onofrio G, Becker W. Receipt of opioid use disorder treatments prior to fatal overdoses and comparison to no treatment in Connecticut, 2016–17. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2023, 254: 111040. PMID: 38043226, PMCID: PMC10872282, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.111040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-medication treatmentsRelative riskOpioid overdose deathsIncidence rateMOUD treatmentOverdose deathsOpioid use disorder treatmentResults Incidence ratesRetrospective cohort studyDifferent treatment modalitiesPopulation-level effortsUse disorder treatmentFatal opioid poisoningsCohort studyOpioid poisoningTreatment modalitiesConclusion ExposurePoisoning deathsFatal overdosesTreatment exposureDisorder treatmentDeathTreatmentMethadoneRiskFentanyl-Associated Overdose Deaths Outside the Hospital
Jeffery M, Stevens M, D'Onofrio G, Melnick E. Fentanyl-Associated Overdose Deaths Outside the Hospital. New England Journal Of Medicine 2023, 389: 87-88. PMID: 37342960, PMCID: PMC10388669, DOI: 10.1056/nejmc2304991.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConcordance between controlled substance receipt and post-mortem toxicology in opioid-detected overdose deaths: A statewide analysis
Howell B, Black A, Grau L, Lin H, Greene C, Lee H, Heimer R, Hawk K, D'Onofrio G, Fiellin D, Becker W. Concordance between controlled substance receipt and post-mortem toxicology in opioid-detected overdose deaths: A statewide analysis. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2023, 244: 109788. PMID: 36738634, PMCID: PMC9975083, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.109788.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-mortem toxicologyOverdose deathsChief Medical ExaminerBenzodiazepine prescribingBenzodiazepine prescriptionsPrimary outcomePreventable deathsOpioid overdosesOpioidsAddiction servicesBenzodiazepinesMental healthStudy periodDeathMedical examinersConcordanceStatewide analysisSubstantial numberReceiptDaysDepartmentMedicationsToxicologyFentanylPrescribing
2022
Assessing the impact of the Good Samaritan Law in the state of Connecticut: a system dynamics approach
Sabounchi NS, Heckmann R, D’Onofrio G, Walker J, Heimer R. Assessing the impact of the Good Samaritan Law in the state of Connecticut: a system dynamics approach. Health Research Policy And Systems 2022, 20: 5. PMID: 34991591, PMCID: PMC8734429, DOI: 10.1186/s12961-021-00807-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderOverdose deathsGood Samaritan lawsEmergency department visitsOpioid-related deathsPublic health interventionsBehavioral changesPublic health officialsED visitsDepartment visitsOpioid usersUse disordersHealth outcomesOpioid crisisHealth interventionsHealth officialsDeathOverdoseVisitsInterventionOutcomesState of ConnecticutMultiple strategies