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 ResearchGeographic 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 Abuse 2022, 43: 1207-1214. PMID: 35657670, PMCID: PMC9577537, DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2022.2074604.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderHealth systemGold standard treatmentUnintentional overdose deathsYears of ageSpread of HIVQuality improvement effortsTreatment initiationClinical outcomesStandard treatmentOverdose deathsUse disordersUS deathsCare frameworkEarly dropoutDeathTreatmentImprovement effortsMedicationsOpioidsHIVYearsAvailable dataIndividuals
2021
Eviction, Health Inequity, and the Spread of COVID-19: Housing Policy as a Primary Pandemic Mitigation Strategy
Benfer EA, Vlahov D, Long MY, Walker-Wells E, Pottenger JL, Gonsalves G, Keene D. Eviction, Health Inequity, and the Spread of COVID-19: Housing Policy as a Primary Pandemic Mitigation Strategy. Journal Of Urban Health 2021, 98: 1-12. PMID: 33415697, PMCID: PMC7790520, DOI: 10.1007/s11524-020-00502-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-Hispanic whitesHealth inequitiesPandemic mitigation strategiesInfection rateCOVID-19COVID-19 infectionCOVID-19 infection ratesRacial health inequitiesNegative health effectsSupportive measuresHealth outcomesLow-income populationsHealth effectsUnprecedented unemployment ratesPandemic control strategiesDecreased abilityCOVID-19 pandemicPublic healthRecent dataCOVID-19 spreadDisproportionate ratesPrevention policiesPreventionDeathRecent studies
2017
Do Less Harm: Evaluating HIV Programmatic Alternatives in Response to Cutbacks in Foreign Aid.
Walensky RP, Borre ED, Bekker LG, Hyle EP, Gonsalves GS, Wood R, Eholié SP, Weinstein MC, Anglaret X, Freedberg KA, Paltiel AD. Do Less Harm: Evaluating HIV Programmatic Alternatives in Response to Cutbacks in Foreign Aid. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2017, 167: 618-629. PMID: 28847013, PMCID: PMC5675810, DOI: 10.7326/m17-1358.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYears of lifeHIV transmissionHIV programsFuture incident casesSecond-line ARTHIV care continuumViral load monitoringAdverse clinical consequencesResource-limited nationsBase-case analysisCurrent standardHIV deathsIncident casesCôte d'IvoireCare continuumART efficacyClinical consequencesHIV detectionLess HarmHIVSocietal perspectiveProductivity costsNational InstituteDeathYears