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 treatmentDeathTreatmentMethadoneRisk
2012
Prevalence of Unhealthy Substance Use on Teaching and Hospitalist Medical Services: Implications for Education
Holt SR, Ramos J, Harma MA, Cabrera F, Louis‐Ashby C, Dinh A, Tetrault JM, Fiellin DA. Prevalence of Unhealthy Substance Use on Teaching and Hospitalist Medical Services: Implications for Education. American Journal On Addictions 2012, 21: 111-119. PMID: 22332853, DOI: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2011.00207.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnhealthy substance useAlcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-ConsumptionInternal medicine admissionsSubstance useHours of admissionTeaching serviceCommunity teaching hospitalCross-sectional studyDrug Abuse Screening TestMedical teaching serviceAbuse Screening TestMedicine admissionsChart reviewCurrent smokersMedical inpatientsPatient admissionsTeaching hospitalHospitalist serviceCase findingPatientsAdmissionDiagnostic InterviewScreening testMedical resident trainingT patients
2011
Nonmedical Use of Opioid Analgesics Obtained Directly From Physicians: Prevalence and Correlates
Becker WC, Tobin DG, Fiellin DA. Nonmedical Use of Opioid Analgesics Obtained Directly From Physicians: Prevalence and Correlates. JAMA Internal Medicine 2011, 171: 1034-1036. PMID: 21670373, DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.217.Peer-Reviewed Original Research