2022
Medication for opioid use disorder in the Arab World: A systematic review
Alawa J, Muhammad M, Kazemitabar M, Bromberg DJ, Garcia D, Khoshnood K, Ghandour L. Medication for opioid use disorder in the Arab World: A systematic review. International Journal Of Drug Policy 2022, 102: 103617. PMID: 35182841, PMCID: PMC9851143, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103617.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderUse disordersSystematic reviewGlobal public health concernOpioid agonist therapyImplementation science studyStandard of careCASP appraisal toolHealth system aspectsPublic health concernPositive health outcomesAgonist therapyOUD patientsPatients' qualityPatient satisfactionPatient levelInclusion criteriaPatient's perspectiveMOUDHealth outcomesFinal reviewMedicationsHealth concernHealth practitionersAddiction severity
2009
Expanded Access to Naloxone: Options for Critical Response to the Epidemic of Opioid Overdose Mortality
Kim D, Irwin KS, Khoshnood K. Expanded Access to Naloxone: Options for Critical Response to the Epidemic of Opioid Overdose Mortality. American Journal Of Public Health 2009, 99: 402-407. PMID: 19150908, PMCID: PMC2661437, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2008.136937.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid overdose mortalityEmergency medical personnelIllicit opioidsPreventable deathsOpioid overdoseOverdose symptomsCurrent evidenceOverdose mortalityNaloxoneRecent pilot programOverdose victimsMedical personnelOverdosesPossible policiesFamily membersProgram responsesEpidemicPilot programCritical responseUnited StatesOpioidsFirst respondersOverdoseSymptoms