2016
The Effect of Substance Use Disorders on the Association Between Guideline-concordant Long-term Opioid Therapy and All-cause Mortality
Gaither JR, Goulet JL, Becker WC, Crystal S, Edelman EJ, Gordon K, Kerns RD, Rimland D, Skanderson M, Justice AC, Fiellin DA. The Effect of Substance Use Disorders on the Association Between Guideline-concordant Long-term Opioid Therapy and All-cause Mortality. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2016, 10: 418-428. PMID: 27610580, PMCID: PMC5083184, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000000255.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersLong-term opioid therapyCause mortalityOpioid therapySUD treatmentUse disordersLower mortalityTime-updated Cox regressionUntreated substance use disordersVeterans Aging Cohort StudyOpioid-prescribing guidelinesGuideline-concordant careSUD statusAging Cohort StudyClinical practice guidelinesSUD treatment servicesOverall sampleHIV patientsCohort studyCox regressionPractice guidelinesPatientsTreatment servicesHigh mortalityMortality
2009
The Payoff Time
Braithwaite RS, Fiellin D, Justice AC. The Payoff Time. Medical Care 2009, 47: 610-617. PMID: 19433991, PMCID: PMC3077952, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e31819748d5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCR screeningComorbid illnessesPatient 1Patient 3Colorectal cancer screening decisionsColorectal cancer screening guidelinesCancer screening guidelinesCongestive heart failureInflammatory bowel diseasePrimary care patientsCancer screening decisionsLife expectancyUnnecessary health careBowel diseaseCare patientsHeart failurePatient 2Screening guidelinesLung diseaseClinical guidelinesCurrent guidelinesTypical patientPractice guidelinesGeneral practiceHealth services