2025
“You just want to kill the pain and get numb:” A mixed methods study investigating the lived experiences of individuals experiencing homelessness enrolled in outpatient methadone treatment
Gazzola M, Thompson E, Hoffman K, Saeed G, Baylen C, Madden L, Eggert K, Beitel M, Barry D. “You just want to kill the pain and get numb:” A mixed methods study investigating the lived experiences of individuals experiencing homelessness enrolled in outpatient methadone treatment. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2025, 172: 209668. PMID: 40057243, DOI: 10.1016/j.josat.2025.209668.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid use disorderPersonal barriersThematic analysisRisk of overdoseOpioid treatment programsStructural barriersPublic health priorityMixed methods studyHealth-related vulnerabilityExperience of homelessnessPeriods of homelessnessSemi-structured interviewsExperiences of individualsHealthcare experiencesHealth priorityParticipants' experiencesPrimary themesMethods studyImprove engagementMethadone treatmentDescriptive statisticsTreatment engagementQualitative interviewsExit homelessnessHousing status
2020
A qualitative investigation of addiction counselors' perceptions and experiences implementing an open-access model for treating opioid use disorder
Oberleitner LMS, Madden LM, Muthulingam D, Marcus R, Oberleitner DE, Beitel M, Gaeta M, Tamberelli JF, Barry DT. A qualitative investigation of addiction counselors' perceptions and experiences implementing an open-access model for treating opioid use disorder. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2020, 121: 108191. PMID: 33357602, PMCID: PMC7770334, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2020.108191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethadone maintenance treatmentTreatment programOpioid treatment programsOpioid use disorderMaintenance treatmentTreatment optionsMethadone maintenanceUse disordersProspective patientsIndividual semi-structured interviewsCounselors' perceptionsTreatment organizationsInterdisciplinary teamCliniciansAddiction counselorsSemi-structured interviews
2018
Experiences of Burnout among Drug Counselors in A Large Opioid Treatment Program: A Qualitative Investigation
Beitel M, Oberleitner L, Muthulingam D, Oberleitner D, Madden LM, Marcus R, Eller A, Bono MH, Barry DT. Experiences of Burnout among Drug Counselors in A Large Opioid Treatment Program: A Qualitative Investigation. Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2018, 39: 211-217. PMID: 29522381, DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2018.1449051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExperience of burnoutDrug counselorsTreatment programJob-related demandsIndividual semi-structured interviewsWork engagementCounselor burnoutBurnoutCounselor feedbackPhysiological symptomsSemi-structured interviewsCounselorsQualitative investigationParticipantsPossible experienceSystem-level changesCounselor descriptionsExperienceProgram settingsOpioid treatment programsTreatment gapMultidisciplinary teamEngagementProgramTranscribed
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