2024
Accessibility of Opioid Treatment Programs Based on Conventional vs Perceived Travel Time Measures
Kim J, Lee J, Thornhill T, Dennett J, Lu H, Howell B, Grau L, Fiellin D, Heimer R, Gonsalves G. Accessibility of Opioid Treatment Programs Based on Conventional vs Perceived Travel Time Measures. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e240209. PMID: 38376839, PMCID: PMC10879949, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.0209.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalgesics, OpioidCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleOpioid-Related DisordersTransportationTravelConceptsTransit travel timeAccessibility metricsTravel timeTravel componentsAccessibility scoresTransportation burdenTravel burdenOut-of-vehicleComponents of travelConventional accessibility measuresSpatial regression modelsTravel time measurementsPublic transitTransit schedulesAccessibility measuresDeparture timeTravel time analysisTrip durationTravelOperating hoursTime analysisCross-sectional studyOpioid use disorderPolicy recommendationsDecision-making
2023
Mortality, incarceration and cost implications of fentanyl felonization laws: A modeling study
Savinkina A, Jurecka C, Gonsalves G, Barocas J. Mortality, incarceration and cost implications of fentanyl felonization laws: A modeling study. International Journal Of Drug Policy 2023, 121: 104175. PMID: 37729682, PMCID: PMC10840895, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104175.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalgesics, OpioidDrug OverdoseFentanylHumansOpiate OverdoseOpioid-Related DisordersUnited StatesEarly OxyContin Marketing Linked To Long-Term Spread Of Infectious Diseases Associated With Injection Drug Use
Dennett J, Gonsalves G. Early OxyContin Marketing Linked To Long-Term Spread Of Infectious Diseases Associated With Injection Drug Use. Health Affairs 2023, 42: 1081-1090. PMID: 37467441, PMCID: PMC10521060, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2023.00146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalgesics, OpioidCommunicable DiseasesDrug OverdoseHumansMarketingOpioid-Related DisordersOxycodoneUnited StatesConceptsInjection drug useDrug useAdverse long-term outcomesInfectious diseasesReformulation of OxyContinAcute hepatitis ALong-term outcomesOpioid-related overdosesInitial marketingFatal drug overdosesBacterial complicationsHepatitis ADrug overdosesEffects of exposureOpioid epidemicViral infectionGreater burdenIllicit drugsLow exposureComplicationsHigh exposureOverdosesOutcomesDiseaseOxyContinGeographic and temporal trends in fentanyl-detected deaths in Connecticut, 2009–2019
Lu H, Crawford F, Gonsalves G, Grau L. Geographic and temporal trends in fentanyl-detected deaths in Connecticut, 2009–2019. Annals Of Epidemiology 2023, 79: 32-38. PMID: 36669599, PMCID: PMC10163838, DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2023.01.009.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Commentary Article: Opioid use Disorder Cascade of Care Framework Design: A Roadmap
Williams AR, Johnson KA, Thomas CP, Reif S, Socías ME, Henry BF, Neighbors C, Gordon AJ, Horgan C, Nosyk B, Drexler K, Krawczyk N, Gonsalves GS, Hadland SE, Stein BD, Fishman M, Kelley AT, Pincus HA, Olfson M. Commentary Article: Opioid use Disorder Cascade of Care Framework Design: A Roadmap. Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2022, 43: 1207-1214. PMID: 35657670, PMCID: PMC9577537, DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2022.2074604.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalgesics, OpioidBuprenorphineDrug OverdoseHumansOpiate Substitution TreatmentOpioid-Related DisordersPublic HealthConceptsOpioid use disorderHealth systemGold standard treatmentUnintentional overdose deathsYears of ageSpread of HIVQuality improvement effortsTreatment initiationClinical outcomesStandard treatmentOverdose deathsUse disordersUS deathsCare frameworkEarly dropoutDeathTreatmentImprovement effortsMedicationsOpioidsHIVYearsAvailable dataIndividuals
2021
Expanding access to methadone treatment in Ohio through federally qualified health centers and a chain pharmacy: A geospatial modeling analysis
Iloglu S, Joudrey PJ, Wang EA, Thornhill TA, Gonsalves G. Expanding access to methadone treatment in Ohio through federally qualified health centers and a chain pharmacy: A geospatial modeling analysis. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2021, 220: 108534. PMID: 33497963, PMCID: PMC7901120, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108534.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFederally Qualified Health CentersOpioid treatment programsOpioid use disorderQualified health centersProportion of needHealth centersZip codesTreatment needsMethadone provisionChain pharmaciesRural-Urban Commuting Area codesProvision of methadoneOpioid overdose deathsRural classificationDrive timeMethadone administrationPrimary outcomeOUD treatmentMethadone treatmentUrban-rural strataOverdose deathsUse disordersTreatment programGeospatial modeling analysisOne-third