2023
Early OxyContin Marketing Linked To Long-Term Spread Of Infectious Diseases Associated With Injection Drug Use
Dennett J, Gonsalves G. Early OxyContin Marketing Linked To Long-Term Spread Of Infectious Diseases Associated With Injection Drug Use. Health Affairs 2023, 42: 1081-1090. PMID: 37467441, PMCID: PMC10521060, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2023.00146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug useDrug useAdverse long-term outcomesInfectious diseasesReformulation of OxyContinAcute hepatitis ALong-term outcomesOpioid-related overdosesInitial marketingFatal drug overdosesBacterial complicationsHepatitis ADrug overdosesEffects of exposureOpioid epidemicViral infectionGreater burdenIllicit drugsLow exposureComplicationsHigh exposureOverdosesOutcomesDiseaseOxyContinGeographic 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
2021
The Dynamics of Infectious Diseases Associated With Injection Drug Use in Lawrence and Lowell, Massachusetts
Gonsalves GS, Paltiel A, Thornhill T, Iloglu S, DeMaria A, Cranston K, Klevens R, Walensky RP, Warren JL. The Dynamics of Infectious Diseases Associated With Injection Drug Use in Lawrence and Lowell, Massachusetts. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2021, 8: ofab128. PMID: 34189158, PMCID: PMC8231383, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofab128.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInjection drug useDrug useHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) outbreaksInfectious diseasesSoft tissue infectionsCases of skinPublic health departmentsPoisson regression modelsInfectious complicationsTissue infectionsHIV casesDrainage proceduresFatal overdosesHealth departmentsComplicationsEarly interventionMonthsPotential outbreaksVirus outbreakSentinel SystemDiseaseRegression modelsOutbreakHIVOverdoses
2019
Suspected heroin-related overdoses incidents in Cincinnati, Ohio: A spatiotemporal analysis
Li ZR, Xie E, Crawford FW, Warren JL, McConnell K, Copple JT, Johnson T, Gonsalves GS. Suspected heroin-related overdoses incidents in Cincinnati, Ohio: A spatiotemporal analysis. PLOS Medicine 2019, 16: e1002956. PMID: 31714940, PMCID: PMC6850525, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002956.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of overdoseRisk of incidentBlock groupHarm reduction measuresPoisson regression modelsHighest overdose ratesOpioid misuseRisk factorsOpioid epidemicOpiate overdosesOverdose incidentsOpioid overdosesOverdose ratesNature of incidentsEmergency callsMale populationMedian household incomeTreatment programOverdose emergencyHealth policySpatiotemporal risk factorsLack of informationDemographic characteristicsHigher numberOverdoses