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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, ahead-of-print: 1-11. 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 Research
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 services
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 cliniciansAgonistsDisordersClinicCliniciansDoseWithdrawal
2021
Posterior 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