2015
Long-term Prescription of Opioids and/or Benzodiazepines and Mortality Among HIV-Infected and Uninfected Patients
Weisberg DF, Gordon KS, Barry DT, Becker WC, Crystal S, Edelman EJ, Gaither J, Gordon AJ, Goulet J, Kerns RD, Moore BA, Tate J, Justice AC, Fiellin DA. Long-term Prescription of Opioids and/or Benzodiazepines and Mortality Among HIV-Infected and Uninfected Patients. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2015, 69: 223-233. PMID: 26009831, PMCID: PMC4446730, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000000591.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term opioidsMorphine equivalent daily doseOpioid receiptRisk of deathLong-term prescriptionUninfected patientsOpioid dosesAntiretroviral therapyHazard ratioDaily dosePropensity scoreHigher opioid dosesCause mortalityHIV statusAvailable patientsMortality riskOpioidsHIVPatientsProspective analysisMortalityBenzodiazepinesDosesDeathRisk
2005
A Temporal and Dose‐Response Association Between Alcohol Consumption and Medication Adherence Among Veterans in Care
Braithwaite RS, McGinnis KA, Conigliaro J, Maisto SA, Crystal S, Day N, Cook RL, Gordon A, Bridges MW, Seiler JF, Justice AC. A Temporal and Dose‐Response Association Between Alcohol Consumption and Medication Adherence Among Veterans in Care. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2005, 29: 1190-1197. PMID: 16046874, DOI: 10.1097/01.alc.0000171937.87731.28.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol consumptionDose-response relationshipTime-Line FollowNonbinge drinkersHIV individualsMedication adherencePoor adherenceBinge drinkersDrinking daysVeterans Aging Cohort StudyDose-response associationAging Cohort StudySelf-reported alcohol consumptionTelephone interview surveyCohort studyMedication dosesPrescribed medicationsObservational studyInterview SurveyDrinkersAdherenceSame dayDosesAbstainersCare