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Racial disparities in discontinuation of long-term opioid therapy following illicit drug use among black and white patients
Gaither JR, Gordon K, Crystal S, Edelman EJ, Kerns RD, Justice AC, Fiellin DA, Becker WC. Racial disparities in discontinuation of long-term opioid therapy following illicit drug use among black and white patients. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2018, 192: 371-376. PMID: 30122319, PMCID: PMC7106601, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.05.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term opioid therapyIllicit drug useUrine drug testsDrug useOpioid therapyWhite racePositive urine drug testDrug testsMonths of treatmentElectronic medical recordsWhite patientsChronic painPatient raceMedical recordsPatientsLogistic regressionOpioidsRacial disparitiesDrug testingCocaineCannabisTherapyCliniciansDiscontinuationPain
2022
Circumstances of injury in children with abusive versus non-abusive injuries
Eysenbach L, Leventhal JM, Gaither JR, Bechtel K. Circumstances of injury in children with abusive versus non-abusive injuries. Child Abuse & Neglect 2022, 128: 105604. PMID: 35339797, DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105604.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Impact of the Take 5 Safety Plan for Crying on the Occurrence of Abusive Head Trauma in Infants
Bechtel K, Gaither J, Leventhal J. Impact of the Take 5 Safety Plan for Crying on the Occurrence of Abusive Head Trauma in Infants. Child Abuse Review 2020, 29: 282-290. DOI: 10.1002/car.2622.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchYale-New Haven HospitalAbusive head traumaElectronic medical recordsAdjusted odds ratioHead traumaCaregiver frustrationTAKE 5Likelihood of AHTNon-abusive head traumaDiagnosis of AHTNewborn hospital dischargeNew Haven HospitalCent of controlCaregivers of newbornsCase-control designInfant cryingHospital dischargeHead injuryMedical recordsOdds ratioMedical providersInfantsKey Practitioner MessageLogistic regressionAbuse services
2019
Predictors of initiation of and retention on medications for alcohol use disorder among people living with and without HIV
Oldfield BJ, McGinnis KA, Edelman EJ, Williams EC, Gordon AJ, Akgün K, Crystal S, Fiellin LE, Gaither JR, Goulet JL, Korthuis PT, Marshall BDL, Justice AC, Bryant K, Fiellin DA, Kraemer KL. Predictors of initiation of and retention on medications for alcohol use disorder among people living with and without HIV. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2019, 109: 14-22. PMID: 31856946, PMCID: PMC6982467, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2019.11.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderUse disordersHIV statusUninfected individualsVeterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) dataEvidence-based medicationsNew alcohol use disorderPrevalence of initiationMultivariable logistic regressionPredictors of initiationFacility-level predictorsCohort study dataMedication initiationPrescription fillsMultivariable analysisBlack raceTreatment gapDecreased oddsNew diagnosisPLWHOlder ageLogistic regressionMedicationsHIVSpecific subpopulations