2023
Patterns of Infectious Disease Associated With Injection Drug Use in Massachusetts
Gonsalves G, Paltiel A, Thornhill T, DeMaria A, Cranston K, Klevens R, Warren J. Patterns of Infectious Disease Associated With Injection Drug Use in Massachusetts. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2023, 76: 2134-2139. PMID: 36757712, PMCID: PMC10273381, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciad073.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSoft tissue infectionsHuman immunodeficiency virusHepatitis C virusInjection drug useHCV casesInfective endocarditisHIV casesDrug useSubstance use disordersLogistic regression modelsClinical sequalaeSSTI casesPublic health crisisTissue infectionsImmunodeficiency virusDisease AssociatedHIV outbreakAbscess incisionC virusUse disordersInfectious diseasesInfectionMultiple outbreaksMedical proceduresSuch associations
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