2021
Brief original report: Does smoking status provide information relevant to screening for other substance use among US adults?
Khan MR, Ban K, Caniglia EC, Edelman JE, Gaither J, Crystal S, Chichetto NE, Young KE, Tate J, Justice AC, Braithwaite RS. Brief original report: Does smoking status provide information relevant to screening for other substance use among US adults? Preventive Medicine Reports 2021, 23: 101483. PMID: 34345578, PMCID: PMC8319511, DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101483.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInjection drug useUnhealthy alcohol useTobacco screeningDrug useSubstance useOpioid useStimulant useAlcohol useCrack/cocaine useIllicit opioid useCrack/cocaineTest performance characteristicsFormer smokersCurrent smokingSmoking statusUS adultsLifetime smokingCocaine useSmokingScreening resultsFour-fold decreaseNegative resultsMarijuana usePositive resultsTwo-fold decrease
2020
All-cause mortality among males living with and without HIV initiating long-term opioid therapy, and its association with opioid dose, opioid interruption and other factors
Gordon K, Manhapra A, Crystal S, Dziura J, Edelman E, Skanderson M, Kerns R, Justice A, Tate J, Becker W. All-cause mortality among males living with and without HIV initiating long-term opioid therapy, and its association with opioid dose, opioid interruption and other factors. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2020, 216: 108291. PMID: 33011662, PMCID: PMC7644145, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108291.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMorphine equivalent daily doseCause mortalityLong-term opioid therapyTime-updated Cox regressionStrong dose-response relationshipUnnatural deathsEquivalent daily doseDose-response relationshipOpioid doseOpioid therapyUninfected patientsOpioid useDaily doseCox regressionMortality outcomesTherapy doseHigh doseMale veteransOverdose fatalitiesOverdose mortalityPLWHMortalityHIVPatientsDoseSerious Falls in Middle‐Aged Veterans: Development and Validation of a Predictive Risk Model
Womack JA, Murphy TE, Bathulapalli H, Smith A, Bates J, Jarad S, Redeker NS, Luther SL, Gill TM, Brandt CA, Justice AC. Serious Falls in Middle‐Aged Veterans: Development and Validation of a Predictive Risk Model. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2020, 68: 2847-2854. PMID: 32860222, PMCID: PMC7744431, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16773.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle-aged veteransVeterans Health AdministrationOpioid useSerious fallsAlcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Consumption scoresCategory-free net reclassification improvementIllicit substance use disordersMental health comorbiditiesPrescription opioid useMultivariable logistic regressionNet reclassification improvementSubstance use disordersQuality of lifeHazardous alcohol usePredictive risk modelChronic medicationsCohort studyHealth comorbiditiesNinth RevisionReclassification improvementGeriatric healthInjury codesHazardous alcoholInternational ClassificationUse disordersTrajectories of Self-Reported Opioid Use Among Patients With HIV Engaged in Care: Results From a National Cohort Study.
Edelman EJ, Li Y, Barry D, Brennan Braden J, Crystal S, Kerns RD, Gaither JR, Gordon KS, Manhapra A, Merlin JS, Moore BA, Oldfield BJ, Park LS, Rentsch CT, Skanderson M, Williams EC, Justice AC, Tate JP, Becker WC, Marshall BDL. Trajectories of Self-Reported Opioid Use Among Patients With HIV Engaged in Care: Results From a National Cohort Study. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2020, 84: 26-36. PMID: 32267658, PMCID: PMC7147724, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000002310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid useOpioid use trajectoriesCohort studyPain interferenceSelf-reported opioid useVeterans Aging Cohort StudyVeterans Health Administration sitesInfrequent useOpioid use frequencyMarijuana useAging Cohort StudyNational cohort studyEvidence-based treatmentsGroup-based trajectory modelsProspective cohortBaseline factorsIllness severityMultivariable analysisBenzodiazepine medicationVA carePsychoactive medicationsPrescription painkillersPsychiatric symptomsHeroin useMultinomial logistic regressionAre we missing opioid-related deaths among people with HIV?
Becker WC, Gordon KS, Edelman EJ, Goulet JL, Kerns RD, Marshall BDL, Fiellin DA, Justice AC, Tate JP. Are we missing opioid-related deaths among people with HIV? Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2020, 212: 108003. PMID: 32417360, PMCID: PMC9580216, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyOpioid useOverdose deathsLife-limiting conditionsUnnatural deathsGreater oddsAging Cohort StudyVACS IndexOpioid exposureCohort studyHIV infectionHIV statusRisk factorsOdds ratioDeath filesIndex causeHIVDisease severityDeathDecedentsIllicit useDifferential misclassificationOddsCauseOpioids
2019
Opioid use trajectory groups and changes in a physical health biomarker among HIV-positive and uninfected patients receiving opioid agonist treatment
McGinnis KA, Fiellin DA, Skanderson M, Hser YI, Lucas GM, Justice AC, Tate JP, Group F. Opioid use trajectory groups and changes in a physical health biomarker among HIV-positive and uninfected patients receiving opioid agonist treatment. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2019, 204: 107511. PMID: 31546119, PMCID: PMC6993986, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.06.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid agonist treatmentHIV-1 RNADetectable HIV-1 RNAUninfected patientsAgonist treatmentVeterans Aging Cohort StudyResponsiveness of CD4Substance use disorder treatmentHealth effectsUrine toxicology resultsUrine toxicology testsAging Cohort StudyElectronic health record dataUse disorder treatmentHealth record dataPhysical health effectsRace/ethnicityOAT initiationCohort studyOpioid useBiomarker changesToxicology resultsNegative groupUninfected individualsDisorder treatment
2016
What are the Patterns Between Depression, Smoking, Unhealthy Alcohol Use, and Other Substance Use Among Individuals Receiving Medical Care? A Longitudinal Study of 5479 Participants
Ruggles KV, Fang Y, Tate J, Mentor SM, Bryant KJ, Fiellin DA, Justice AC, Braithwaite RS. What are the Patterns Between Depression, Smoking, Unhealthy Alcohol Use, and Other Substance Use Among Individuals Receiving Medical Care? A Longitudinal Study of 5479 Participants. AIDS And Behavior 2016, 21: 2014-2022. PMID: 27475945, PMCID: PMC5542002, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-016-1492-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnhealthy alcohol useVeterans Aging Cohort StudyAlcohol useSubstance useTreatment strategiesIntegrated screeningCurrent depressionMedical careHIV-negative subgroupsAging Cohort StudyPatterns of depressionCohort studyCurrent smokingOpioid useNegative subgroupSmokingDepressionLongitudinal studyHIVMarijuana useSubgroupsCareCurrent useScreeningStatus