2013
A Randomized Trial of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Primary Care-based Buprenorphine
Fiellin DA, Barry DT, Sullivan LE, Cutter CJ, Moore BA, O'Connor PG, Schottenfeld RS. A Randomized Trial of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Primary Care-based Buprenorphine. The American Journal Of Medicine 2013, 126: 74.e11-74.e17. PMID: 23260506, PMCID: PMC3621718, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2012.07.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyPhysician managementBehavioral therapyOpioid useOpioid dependencePrimary careSelf-reported frequencyBuprenorphine/naloxone treatmentConsecutive weeksOpioid-dependent patientsIllicit opioid usePrimary care clinicsPrimary outcome measureWeeks of treatmentNaloxone treatmentOpioid abstinenceBuprenorphine/Care clinicsIllicit opioidsRandomized trialsUrine toxicologyClinical trialsStudy completionOutcome measuresCocaine use
2012
Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) for Alcohol and Other Drug Use among Adolescents: Evaluation of a Pediatric Residency Curriculum
Ryan SA, Martel S, Pantalon M, Martino S, Tetrault J, Thung SF, Bernstein SL, Auinger P, Green ML, Fiellin DA, O'Connor P, D'Onofrio G. Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) for Alcohol and Other Drug Use among Adolescents: Evaluation of a Pediatric Residency Curriculum. Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2012, 33: 251-260. PMID: 22738002, DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2011.640182.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrief Negotiation InterviewBrief interventionPediatric residency programsDrug useKnowledge scorePost-training improvementPost-training knowledge scoresMain outcome measuresUrban teaching hospitalAdolescent medicine rotationPediatric residency curriculumMedicine/pediatric residentsResidency programsTraining satisfactionAdherence ScaleSBIRT curriculumTeaching hospitalOutcome measuresSignificant preTreatment curriculumClinical practiceClinical settingPediatric residentsResidents' knowledgeResidency curriculum
2002
A Staging System to Predict Prognosis among Methadone Maintenance Patients, Based on Admission Characteristics
Favrat B, Rao S, O'Connor PG, Schottenfeld R. A Staging System to Predict Prognosis among Methadone Maintenance Patients, Based on Admission Characteristics. Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2002, 23: 233-244. PMID: 12438836, DOI: 10.1080/08897070209511496.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStaging systemAdverse dischargeOpioid maintenance therapyU.S. general internistsMethadone maintenance patientsMethadone maintenance treatmentMain outcome measuresMethadone maintenance programProportional hazards modelIllicit drug useHistory of diseaseOutset of treatmentPrevious prison termsMaintenance therapyConsecutive patientsEntire cohortMaintenance patientsMaintenance treatmentAdmission characteristicsOutcome measuresGeneral internistsPrognostic studiesStage IIIPatientsStage IA Staging System to Predict Prognosis Among Methadone Maintenance Patients, Based on Admission Characteristics
Favrat B, Rao S, O'Connor P, Schottenfeld R. A Staging System to Predict Prognosis Among Methadone Maintenance Patients, Based on Admission Characteristics. Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2002, 23: 233-244. DOI: 10.1023/a:1021150217215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStaging systemAdverse dischargeOpioid maintenance therapyU.S. general internistsMethadone maintenance patientsMethadone maintenance treatmentMain outcome measuresMethadone maintenance programProportional hazards modelIllicit drug useHistory of diseaseOutset of treatmentPrevious prison termsMaintenance therapyConsecutive patientsEntire cohortMaintenance patientsMaintenance treatmentAdmission characteristicsOutcome measuresGeneral internistsPrognostic studiesStage IIIPatientsStage IThe Health-Related Effects of Alcohol Use in Older Persons: A Systematic Review
Reid MC, Boutros NN, O'Connor PG, Cadariu A, Concato J. The Health-Related Effects of Alcohol Use in Older Persons: A Systematic Review. Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2002, 23: 149-164. DOI: 10.1023/a:1019896822588.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCause mortalityCognitive impairmentExposure statusFunctional disabilityAlcohol useOlder adultsFunctional impairmentMiddle-aged adult populationParticipants 60 yearsYears of ageEnglish-language studiesExposure-outcome associationsImportant confounding factorsHealth-related effectsEffects of alcoholMagnitude of riskCohort studySubstantial morbidityPercentage of studiesFormer drinkersProspective studyMean ageAlcohol exposureMethodologic qualityOutcome measuresThe Health–Related Effects of Alcohol Use in Older Persons: A Systematic Review
Reid M, Boutros N, O'Connor P, Cadariu A, Concato J. The Health–Related Effects of Alcohol Use in Older Persons: A Systematic Review. Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2002, 23: 149-164. PMID: 12444348, DOI: 10.1080/08897070209511485.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCause mortalityCognitive impairmentExposure statusFunctional disabilityAlcohol useOlder adultsFunctional impairmentMiddle-aged adult populationParticipants 60 yearsYears of ageEnglish-language studiesExposure-outcome associationsImportant confounding factorsHealth-related effectsEffects of alcoholMagnitude of riskCohort studySubstantial morbidityPercentage of studiesFormer drinkersProspective studyMean ageAlcohol exposureMethodologic qualityOutcome measures
2000
Thrice-weekly versus daily buprenorphine maintenance
Schottenfeld R, Pakes J, O’Connor P, Chawarski M, Oliveto A, Kosten T. Thrice-weekly versus daily buprenorphine maintenance. Biological Psychiatry 2000, 47: 1072-1079. PMID: 10862807, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(99)00270-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSublingual buprenorphineMaintenance treatmentSelf-reported illicit drug useDrug useOpioid agonist maintenance treatmentOpioid-positive urine testsAgonist maintenance treatmentDaily clinic attendanceDaily sublingual buprenorphineThrice-weekly dosingOpioid-dependent patientsUrine toxicology testsSignificant differencesIllicit drug useSelf-reported numberBuprenorphine maintenanceClinic attendanceWeekly doseIllicit opioidsMedication complianceThrice weeklyUrine testsOutcome measuresBuprenorphineCounseling attendance