2023
Receipt of opioid use disorder treatments prior to fatal overdoses and comparison to no treatment in Connecticut, 2016–17
Heimer R, Black A, Lin H, Grau L, Fiellin D, Howell B, Hawk K, D'Onofrio G, Becker W. Receipt of opioid use disorder treatments prior to fatal overdoses and comparison to no treatment in Connecticut, 2016–17. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2023, 254: 111040. PMID: 38043226, PMCID: PMC10872282, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.111040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-medication treatmentsRelative riskOpioid overdose deathsIncidence rateMOUD treatmentOverdose deathsOpioid use disorder treatmentResults Incidence ratesRetrospective cohort studyDifferent treatment modalitiesPopulation-level effortsUse disorder treatmentFatal opioid poisoningsCohort studyOpioid poisoningTreatment modalitiesConclusion ExposurePoisoning deathsFatal overdosesTreatment exposureDisorder treatmentDeathTreatmentMethadoneRiskURINE TOXICOLOGY PROFILES OF EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PATIENTS WITH UNTREATED OPIOID USE DISORDER: A MULTI-SITE VIEW
Cowan E, Perrone J, Dziura J, Edelman E, Hawk K, Herring A, McCormack R, Murphy A, Phadke M, Fiellin D, D'Onofrio G. URINE TOXICOLOGY PROFILES OF EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PATIENTS WITH UNTREATED OPIOID USE DISORDER: A MULTI-SITE VIEW. Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 65: e357-e365. PMID: 37716904, PMCID: PMC10591927, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2023.06.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUrine drug screensOpioid use disorderEmergency departmentUntreated opioid use disorderAdult ED patientsOpioid overdose deathsED patientsOnly opioidCommon opioidsOverdose deathsUse disordersCommon drugsOpioidsPolysubstance useDrug useDrug screensAmphetamine-type stimulantsFentanylPatientsAddiction treatmentStimulantsParticipantsBuprenorphineMethadoneBenzodiazepines
2020
Global opioid agonist treatment: a review of clinical practices by country
Jin H, Marshall B, Degenhardt L, Strang J, Hickman M, Fiellin D, Ali R, Bruneau J, Larney S. Global opioid agonist treatment: a review of clinical practices by country. Addiction 2020, 115: 2243-2254. PMID: 32289189, PMCID: PMC7554123, DOI: 10.1111/add.15087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid agonist treatmentOpioid use disorderUrine drug screeningRoutine clinical practiceClinical practiceUnsupervised dosingUse disordersObservational cohort studySignificant clinical benefitSearch of PubMedGrey literature databasesCohort studyMedian dosesOpioid dependenceAgonist treatmentClinical benefitPrescribing practicesEligible studiesOAT programsScreening practicesEligibility criteriaBuprenorphineMethadoneTreatment practicesLiterature databases
2014
The Impact of Recent Cocaine Use on Plasma Levels of Methadone and Buprenorphine in Patients with and Without HIV-infection
Tetrault JM, McCance-Katz EF, Moody DE, Fiellin DA, Lruie BS, DInh AT, Fiellin LE. The Impact of Recent Cocaine Use on Plasma Levels of Methadone and Buprenorphine in Patients with and Without HIV-infection. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2014, 51: 70-74. PMID: 25480096, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2014.10.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecent cocaine useHIV infectionCocaine useNorbuprenorphine concentrationsHIV statusBuprenorphine concentrationsS-methadoneAntiretroviral medication useBuprenorphine plasma concentrationsUninfected subjectsMethadone concentrationsMedication usePlasma levelsPlasma concentrationsR-methadoneCocaine effectsClinical careMethadoneBuprenorphineHIVInfectionAbstinenceSubjectsCocaineStatus
2013
Treating Pain in Patients Receiving Methadone Maintenance for Opioid Dependence
Alford D, Barry D, Fiellin D. Treating Pain in Patients Receiving Methadone Maintenance for Opioid Dependence. 2013, 31-37. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-6974-2_3.ChaptersPain complaintsOpioid dependenceMethadone maintenanceChronic painOpioid-dependent patientsIllicit opioid useTreatment of painOpioid usePrescription opioidsMaintenance treatmentPain perceptionClinical challengePainPsychiatric disordersPatientsMethadonePhysiologic toleranceEffective coping skillsComplaintsOpioidsMedicationsTreatmentCoping skillsLoss of controlAddiction