2021
Behavioral counseling and abstinence‐contingent take‐home buprenorphine in general practitioners’ offices in Malaysia: a randomized, open‐label clinical trial
Schottenfeld RS, Chawarski M, Mazlan M. Behavioral counseling and abstinence‐contingent take‐home buprenorphine in general practitioners’ offices in Malaysia: a randomized, open‐label clinical trial. Addiction 2021, 116: 2135-2149. PMID: 33404150, DOI: 10.1111/add.15399.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid-negative urine testsBuprenorphine-naloxone treatmentBehavioral counselingPhysician managementBehavioral interventionsUrine testsClinical trialsOpen-label clinical trialTake-home dosesOpioid-dependent patientsWeeks of treatmentOpioid use disorderPrimary care physiciansOpioid-dependent individualsHIV risk behaviorsGeneral practitioner's officeBuprenorphine-naloxoneOpioid usePrimary outcomeCare physiciansTreatment outcomesStudy interventionTreatment accessTreatment groupsUse disorders
2015
Expanding Substance Use Treatment Options for HIV Prevention With Buprenorphine–Naloxone
Metzger DS, Donnell D, Celentano DD, Jackson JB, Shao Y, Aramrattana A, Wei L, Fu L, Ma J, Lucas GM, Chawarski M, Ruan Y, Richardson P, Shin K, Chen RY, Sugarman J, Dye BJ, Rose SM, Beauchamp G, Burns DN. Expanding Substance Use Treatment Options for HIV Prevention With Buprenorphine–Naloxone. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2015, 68: 554-561. PMID: 25564105, PMCID: PMC4382671, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000000510.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection-related risk behaviorsBUP/NXRisk behaviorsOpioid useNegative urinalysisTreatment strategiesInjection opioid useOpioid-dependent PWIDThrice-weekly dosingPrimary end pointBuprenorphine/naloxoneOpioid use disorderOpioid-dependent peopleEvidence-based treatmentsBehavioral drugBuprenorphine-naloxoneDose taperingOpioid injectionWeek 78HIV infectionActive treatmentHIV incidenceWeek 26Treatment optionsTreatment completion