2024
Providers’ knowledge and perception of xylazine in the unregulated drug supply: a sequential explanatory mixed-methods study
Hill K, Minahan-Rowley R, Biegacki E, Heimer R, Sue K. Providers’ knowledge and perception of xylazine in the unregulated drug supply: a sequential explanatory mixed-methods study. Harm Reduction Journal 2024, 21: 148. PMID: 39148036, PMCID: PMC11328386, DOI: 10.1186/s12954-024-01052-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSequential explanatory mixed-methods studyExplanatory mixed-methods studyMixed-methods studyHealthcare providersHealthcare providers' experiencesHealthcare providers treating patientsSample of providersProviders treating patientsDrug supplyProvider experienceProvider knowledgeIn-depth interviewsImprove careSense of helplessnessConvenience sampleHealthcare educationThematic analysisInterview transcriptsQualitative phasePurposive samplingProvidersHealthcareOpioid supplyAbsence of literatureResultsSeventy-eight
2023
Changing approaches to treating opioid withdrawal in the USA
Hughes M, Edinoff A, Sue K. Changing approaches to treating opioid withdrawal in the USA. The Lancet Psychiatry 2023, 10: 378-380. PMID: 37167986, DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(23)00145-1.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2022
Xylazine and Overdoses: Trends, Concerns, and Recommendations.
Alexander RS, Canver BR, Sue KL, Morford KL. Xylazine and Overdoses: Trends, Concerns, and Recommendations. American Journal Of Public Health 2022, 112: 1212-1216. PMID: 35830662, PMCID: PMC9342814, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2022.306881.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalgesics, OpioidDrug OverdoseHarm ReductionHumansIllicit DrugsOpiate OverdosePublic HealthUnited StatesXylazineConceptsIllicit drug supplyDrug supplyNovel treatment strategiesPublic health interventionsPublic health systemHarm reduction strategiesTreatment strategiesOverdose deathsHealth interventionsStriking prevalenceHealth systemXylazineExposure levelsPrevalencePotential riskPotential toxicityOpioidsOverdosesThe practice and embodiment of “goofballs”: A qualitative study exploring the co-injection of methamphetamines and opioids
Ivsins A, Fleming T, Barker A, Mansoor M, Thakarar K, Sue K, McNeil R. The practice and embodiment of “goofballs”: A qualitative study exploring the co-injection of methamphetamines and opioids. International Journal Of Drug Policy 2022, 107: 103791. PMID: 35830749, PMCID: PMC10894463, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103791.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalgesics, OpioidCentral Nervous System StimulantsDrug OverdoseHumansMethamphetamineQualitative ResearchConceptsDowntown Eastside neighbourhoodDrug use practicesQualitative studyLittle qualitative researchUse practicesRole of pleasureDepth interviewsQualitative datasetQualitative researchEmbodied experienceDistinct practicesPolysubstance useEffects of opioidsInterviewsPracticeEffects of methamphetamineExperienceSupply interventionsImportant gapOpioidsStimulant useDrugsInitiativesMethamphetamineVancouverCharacterizing stimulant overdose: A qualitative study on perceptions and experiences of “overamping”
Mansoor M, McNeil R, Fleming T, Barker A, Vakharia S, Sue K, Ivsins A. Characterizing stimulant overdose: A qualitative study on perceptions and experiences of “overamping”. International Journal Of Drug Policy 2022, 102: 103592. PMID: 35114520, PMCID: PMC9381030, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalgesics, OpioidCentral Nervous System StimulantsDrug OverdoseHarm ReductionHumansOpiate OverdoseQualitative ResearchConceptsDowntown Eastside neighbourhoodCurrent overdose crisisOverdose crisisNorth America's overdose crisisDepth qualitative interviewsStimulant overdosesHarm reduction campaignsOpioid-related overdose risksQualitative interviewsDominant focusHarm reduction effortsThematic analysisQualitative studyHarm reduction interventionsReduction campaignsRole of stimulantsIndividual experiencesLess attentionReduction effortsCrisisInterviewsExperiencePublic healthOverdose riskReduction interventionsA Plea From People Who Use Drugs to Clinicians: New Ways to Initiate Buprenorphine Are Urgently Needed in the Fentanyl Era
Sue KL, Cohen S, Tilley J, Yocheved A. A Plea From People Who Use Drugs to Clinicians: New Ways to Initiate Buprenorphine Are Urgently Needed in the Fentanyl Era. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2022, 16: 389-391. PMID: 35020693, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000000952.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersMeSH KeywordsAnalgesics, OpioidBuprenorphineDrug OverdoseFentanylHumansOpioid-Related DisordersUnited StatesHarm Reduction in Health Care Settings
Chan CA, Canver B, McNeil R, Sue KL. Harm Reduction in Health Care Settings. Medical Clinics Of North America 2022, 106: 201-217. PMID: 34823731, DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2021.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlcohol DrinkingAnalgesics, OpioidBehavior, AddictiveCentral Nervous System StimulantsCounselingDelivery of Health CareDrug OverdoseFentanylHarm ReductionHumansInfection ControlMaleNaloxoneNarcotic AntagonistsNarcoticsOpioid-Related DisordersPre-Exposure ProphylaxisSubstance-Related Disorders
2021
Black Pain Matters: Prioritizing Antiracism and Equity in the Opioid Epidemic
Essien UR, Ifidon A, Sue KL. Black Pain Matters: Prioritizing Antiracism and Equity in the Opioid Epidemic. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2021, 16: 638-639. PMID: 34613902, PMCID: PMC8494278, DOI: 10.12788/jhm.3703.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters