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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
2020
Association of Alcohol Screening Scores With Adverse Mental Health Conditions and Substance Use Among US Adults
Khan MR, Young KE, Caniglia EC, Fiellin DA, Maisto SA, Marshall BDL, Edelman EJ, Gaither JR, Chichetto NE, Tate J, Bryant KJ, Severe M, Stevens ER, Justice A, Braithwaite SR. Association of Alcohol Screening Scores With Adverse Mental Health Conditions and Substance Use Among US Adults. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e200895. PMID: 32163167, PMCID: PMC7068229, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.0895.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestAlcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-ConsumptionAUDIT-C scoresUse of tobaccoAlcohol screeningCohort studyInjection drugsCocaine useVeterans Aging Cohort StudyVeterans Health Administration facilitiesStimulant useAlcohol useAUDIT scoresAging Cohort StudyLongitudinal cohort studyVeterans Health AdministrationAdverse mental health conditionsSite of careFull Alcohol Use Disorders Identification TestMental health conditionsAlcohol Screening ScoresSelf-reported symptomsSymptoms of depressionDisorders Identification TestUse screening tools