2015
Incarceration and health outcomes in HIV‐infected patients: The impact of substance use, primary care engagement, and antiretroviral adherence
Wang EA, McGinnis KA, Long JB, Akgün KM, Edelman EJ, Rimland D, Wang KH, Justice AC, Fiellin DA. Incarceration and health outcomes in HIV‐infected patients: The impact of substance use, primary care engagement, and antiretroviral adherence. American Journal On Addictions 2015, 24: 178-184. PMID: 25662297, PMCID: PMC4397180, DOI: 10.1111/ajad.12177.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyHistory of incarcerationHIV disease outcomeVACS Index scorePrimary care engagementAntiretroviral adherenceCare engagementDisease outcomeIndex scoreDrug useHigher VACS Index scoresHealth of HIVAging Cohort StudyUnhealthy alcohol useViral RNA loadRecent drug useLow CD4Cohort studyRNA loadDrug treatmentHIVHealth outcomesMultivariate analysisMediation analysisPatients
2014
Source of prescription drugs used nonmedically in rural and urban populations
Wang KH, Fiellin DA, Becker WC. Source of prescription drugs used nonmedically in rural and urban populations. The American Journal Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse 2014, 40: 292-303. PMID: 24853143, DOI: 10.3109/00952990.2014.907301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-physician sourcesPrescription drugsNonmedical usePhysician sourcesPrescription drug dependenceRural residentsUnintentional overdose deathsPublic health approachHealth 2008Prescription medicationsClinical correlatesOverdose deathsDrug useDrug dependenceHealth approachDrugsMultivariate associationsInsured individualsNational surveyRural individualsUrban residentsPrescriptionResidentsUrban settingsMedications
2012
Prevalence and correlates for nonmedical use of prescription opioids among urban and rural residents
Wang KH, Becker WC, Fiellin DA. Prevalence and correlates for nonmedical use of prescription opioids among urban and rural residents. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2012, 127: 156-162. PMID: 22819293, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2012.06.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrescription opioidsNonmedical useType of opioidRural residentsSevere psychological distressRural countiesPrescription medicationsRisk factorsOpioidsOverdose deathsRural adultsTreatment interventionsDrug useAlcohol usePrevalencePsychological distressMultivariate associationsUrban residentsIllicit drugsMethadoneUrban counterpartsPropoxypheneNational surveyAcetaminophenCodeine