Featured Publications
Access challenges to opioid use disorder treatment among individuals experiencing homelessness: Voices from the streets
Hsu M, Jung O, Kwan L, Jegede O, Martin B, Malhotra A, Suzuki J. Access challenges to opioid use disorder treatment among individuals experiencing homelessness: Voices from the streets. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2023, 157: 209216. PMID: 37981243, DOI: 10.1016/j.josat.2023.209216.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid use disorderSocioeconomic statusUse disordersCOVID-19 pandemicBuprenorphine/naloxoneActive substance useUse disorder treatmentPercent of participantsActive prescriptionMOUD accessSublingual buprenorphineOUD treatmentTreatment gapTreatment accessMOUDDisorder treatmentBuprenorphineAdverse effectsSubstance useVulnerable populationsIndividual-level factorsMedicationsAccess challengesWhite participantsDisordersCorrelates of Perceived Discrimination Related to Substance Use Disorders Among Patients in Methadone Maintenance Treatment
Nwanaji-Enwerem U, Beitel M, Oberleitner D, Gazzola M, Eggert K, Oberleitner L, Jegede O, Zheng X, Redeker N, Madden L, Barry D. Correlates of Perceived Discrimination Related to Substance Use Disorders Among Patients in Methadone Maintenance Treatment. Journal Of Psychoactive Drugs 2023, 56: 530-540. PMID: 37399330, PMCID: PMC10761588, DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2023.2230571.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMethadone maintenance treatmentSubstance use disordersLogistic regression modelsUse disordersMaintenance treatmentTreatment-related characteristicsOpioid use disorderFinal logistic regression modelBSI-18 depressionAge of onsetRegression modelsMMT programDepressive symptomsMeasures of demographicsPatientsBivariate analysisSubstance abuseSignificant correlatesDisordersCorrelatesMedian splitAgeParticipantsTreatmentLikert-type scaleThe Current Status of Medical Student Education on Opioids
Jegede O, Na P, Petrakis I, Muvvala S. The Current Status of Medical Student Education on Opioids. 2023, 121-138. DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197618431.013.5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychiatric and Substance Use Disorders and Related Service Use in the Diverse Black Sub-Populations in the United States
Jegede O, Na PJ, Rhee TG, Stefanovics EA, Rosenheck RA. Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders and Related Service Use in the Diverse Black Sub-Populations in the United States. Journal Of Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities 2021, 9: 2237-2247. PMID: 34590245, DOI: 10.1007/s40615-021-01163-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRelated service useSubstance use diagnosesSubstance use disordersService useUse diagnosesUse disordersRelated Conditions Wave IIILogistic regression analysisNational Epidemiologic SurveyDiverse black populationsAfrican AmericansMultinomial logistic regression analysisBlack/African AmericanBlack populationClinical characteristicsMethodsThe dataWave IIIEpidemiologic SurveyMeasures of qualityMental healthPhysical healthReference groupSubstance useGroup differencesBlack individualsRates and correlates of dual diagnosis among adults with psychiatric and substance use disorders in a nationally representative U.S sample
Jegede O, Rhee TG, Stefanovics EA, Zhou B, Rosenheck RA. Rates and correlates of dual diagnosis among adults with psychiatric and substance use disorders in a nationally representative U.S sample. Psychiatry Research 2022, 315: 114720. PMID: 35834863, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114720.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersDual diagnosisPsychiatric disordersIndependent correlatesUse disordersDrug use diagnosesService use characteristicsPoor mental HRQOLRelated Conditions Wave IIINational Epidemiologic SurveyRepresentative US sampleMental HRQOLSUD diagnosisUse diagnosesTreatment needsEpidemiologic SurveyWave IIIAdult traumaMedical problemsSuicide attemptsDiagnosisDisordersAdultsFurther studiesSocial support
2023
Opioid use disorder amongst young people living with HIV: A 10-year trend
Ikekwere J, Eiger R, Heward B, Longcoy J, Okobi O, Oladunjoye A, Onyeaka H, Kompella S, Jegede O. Opioid use disorder amongst young people living with HIV: A 10-year trend. Psychiatry Research Communications 2023, 3: 100140. DOI: 10.1016/j.psycom.2023.100140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid use disorderMental health diagnosesUse disordersDiagnosis of OUDRisk of OUDNational Inpatient Sample dataMajor public health concernNew HIV diagnosesMultivariable logistic regressionMental health servicesHIV-positive young peoplePublic health concernMental health issuesComorbid HIVHIV diagnosisOpioid useOUD diagnosisEffective treatmentHigh riskHIVPrevention strategiesICD codesTargeted preventionDrug useHealth servicesMonotonic Association of Increasing Past-Year Substance Use Disorder across a Four-Level Trauma Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Hierarchy in a Nationwide Sample
Jegede O, Manhapra A, Zhou B, Rhee T, Rosenheck R. Monotonic Association of Increasing Past-Year Substance Use Disorder across a Four-Level Trauma Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Hierarchy in a Nationwide Sample. Journal Of Dual Diagnosis 2023, 19: 231-239. PMID: 37796996, DOI: 10.1080/15504263.2023.2260339.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersTrauma exposureCurrent PTSDUse disordersComparison of adultPast-year substance use disorderSUD prevalencePTSDRelated Conditions Wave IIINational Epidemiologic SurveyTrauma groupNationwide sampleDifferential effectsGreater likelihoodSUD diagnosisUnadjusted resultsClinical consequencesHierarchical groupsEpidemiologic SurveyWave IIIAdultsDisordersMonotonic associationPrior groupPrevalence
2022
What’s in a Name? Terminology Preferences Among Patients Receiving Methadone Treatment
Gazzola MG, Maclean E, Beitel M, Carmichael ID, Cammack KM, Eggert KF, Roehrich T, Madden LM, Jegede O, Zheng X, Bergman E, Barry DT. What’s in a Name? Terminology Preferences Among Patients Receiving Methadone Treatment. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2022, 38: 653-660. PMID: 36163526, PMCID: PMC9971370, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-022-07813-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderSubstance use disordersMethadone treatmentUse disordersOutpatient methadone treatment programMethadone treatment programsPresenting problemPreferences of patientsTerminology preferencesSubstance-dependent personsCross-sectional surveyAdult patientsMean ageUnivariate analysisMain MeasuresParticipantsPatientsTreatment programKey ResultsWeSubstance abuseSubstance useDisordersSignificant differencesTreatmentDemographic differencesAddiction counselorsCommunity based buprenorphine micro-induction in the context of methadone maintenance treatment and fentanyl – Case report
Kaliamurthy S, Jegede O, Hermes G. Community based buprenorphine micro-induction in the context of methadone maintenance treatment and fentanyl – Case report. Journal Of Addictive Diseases 2022, 41: 175-180. PMID: 35377273, DOI: 10.1080/10550887.2022.2051985.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsFull opioid agonistsOpioid use disorderFentanyl useOpioid agonistsUse disordersMethadone doseCommunity-based methadone maintenance programIllicit fentanyl useCharacteristics of patientsMethadone maintenance treatmentMethadone maintenance programMaintenance treatmentOutpatient clinicTime of inductionOutpatient settingCommunity clinicsBuprenorphinePatientsMore cliniciansAgonistsDisordersClinicCliniciansDoseWithdrawalDepression and/or PTSD Comorbidity Affects Response to Antidepressants in Those With Alcohol Use Disorder
Na PJ, Ralevski E, Jegede O, Wolfgang A, Petrakis IL. Depression and/or PTSD Comorbidity Affects Response to Antidepressants in Those With Alcohol Use Disorder. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2022, 12: 768318. PMID: 35058816, PMCID: PMC8765227, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.768318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-traumatic stress disorderAlcohol use disorderCo-occurring depressionHeavy drinking daysBetter drinking outcomesDrinking daysDiagnostic groupsDrinking outcomesDepressive symptomsUse disordersPercent heavy drinking daysPercent drinking daysRandomized control trialSerotonergic antidepressantsPTSD comorbidityControl trialDepression groupDepressive outcomesSignificant interactionOverall significant differenceDesipramineParoxetinePlaceboMedicationsComorbid MDDFood Addiction
Jegede O, Olupona T. Food Addiction. 2022, 93-98. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-84834-7_6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Treatment of substance use disorders among black and white adults: rates, correlates, and racial discrimination
Bommersbach TJ, Jegede O, Na PJ, Stefanovics EA, Rhee TG, Rosenheck RA. Treatment of substance use disorders among black and white adults: rates, correlates, and racial discrimination. Journal Of Addictive Diseases 2021, 40: 345-356. PMID: 34747323, DOI: 10.1080/10550887.2021.1997038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment receiptPast-year SUDCriminal justice involvementSUD treatmentWhite individualsWhite adultsMultivariate analysisBlack individualsIndependent differentiating factorsSubstance use disorder treatmentUse disorder treatmentSubstance use disordersNational Epidemiologic SurveyRelated Conditions-IIILow social supportJustice involvementClinical correlatesRacial groupsPsychiatric disordersPsychiatric treatmentUse disordersEpidemiologic SurveyDisorder treatmentBivariate analysisSociodemographic disadvantagePosterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) in a Patient with Opioid Use Disorder
Tumenta T, Adeyemo S, Oladeji O, Jegede O, Laurent B, Olupona T. Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) in a Patient with Opioid Use Disorder. Case Reports In Psychiatry 2021, 2021: 9999481. PMID: 34221530, PMCID: PMC8225411, DOI: 10.1155/2021/9999481.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosterior reversible encephalopathy syndromeReversible encephalopathy syndromeHeroin use disorderEncephalopathy syndromeUse disordersSignificant white matter diseaseClinical-radiographic syndromeOpioid use disorderCerebral white matterWhite matter diseaseOpioid withdrawalNeurology teamEndothelial injuryMyelin damageCerebral autoregulationClinical symptomsCT headMedical floorChronic headacheMental statusRisk factorsRadiographic syndromeMultifactorial etiologyCerebral hemispheresWhite matter
2020
Perceived barriers to access care, anticipated discrimination and structural vulnerability among African Americans with substance use disorders
Jegede O, Muvvala S, Katehis E, Paul S, Soipe A, Jolayemi A. Perceived barriers to access care, anticipated discrimination and structural vulnerability among African Americans with substance use disorders. International Journal Of Social Psychiatry 2020, 67: 136-143. PMID: 32666877, DOI: 10.1177/0020764020934512.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersStigma subscalesUse disordersPsychiatric diagnosisAfrican AmericansAfrican American patientsTreatment-related stigmaAnticipated discriminationSubstance use servicesTotal mean scoreAmerican patientsTeaching hospitalCare EvaluationMental illnessHealth disparitiesHealth inequitiesMean scoreSignificant differencesDiagnosisAssessment toolCareDisordersStigmaSubscalesDiscrimination Survey
2018
Alcohol and substance use disorders in humanitarian emergencies: Co-morbid mental disorders, identifying gaps and emerging trends
Jegede O. Alcohol and substance use disorders in humanitarian emergencies: Co-morbid mental disorders, identifying gaps and emerging trends. Environment And Social Psychology 2018, 3 DOI: 10.18063/esp.v3.i1.684.Peer-Reviewed Original Research