2021
Purposeful Fentanyl Use and Associated Factors among Opioid-Dependent People Who Inject Drugs
Chandra DK, Altice FL, Copenhaver MM, Zhou X, Didomizio E, Shrestha R. Purposeful Fentanyl Use and Associated Factors among Opioid-Dependent People Who Inject Drugs. Substance Use & Misuse 2021, 56: 979-987. PMID: 33769199, DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2021.1901931.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid-dependent PWIDFentanyl useOpioid-dependent peopleIndependent correlatesSevere depressionSex-related risk behaviorsMethadone-maintained patientsMultivariable logistic regressionOpioid-related mortalityRecent cocaine useCross-sectional surveySelf-reported drugMethadone dosageYoung PWIDDaily injectionsMethadone clinicsAssociated FactorsFentanyl exposureHigh prevalencePWIDSynthetic opioidsCocaine useYounger ageRisk behaviorsLogistic regression
2015
Gender differences in associations between neurocognitive impairment and cocaine use among high-risk cocaine-dependent methadone-maintained patients
Shrestha R, Huedo-Medina T, Copenhaver M. Gender differences in associations between neurocognitive impairment and cocaine use among high-risk cocaine-dependent methadone-maintained patients. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2015, 156: e204. DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.07.549.Peer-Reviewed Original Research