2022
Differences in the Delivery of Medications for Opioid use Disorder during Hospitalization by Racial Categories: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis;
Priest K, King C, Englander H, Lovejoy T, McCarty D. Differences in the Delivery of Medications for Opioid use Disorder during Hospitalization by Racial Categories: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis;. Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2022, 43: 1251-1259. PMID: 35670778, PMCID: PMC10292919, DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2022.2074601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderVeterans Health AdministrationWhite patientsUse disordersMOUD deliveryBlack patientsDelivery of buprenorphineType of MOUDRetrospective cohort analysisAcute care hospitalsCOVID-19 pandemic continuesDelivery of medicationsOutpatient clinical environmentLogistic regression modelsMOUD accessAddiction treatment systemCare hospitalStudy cohortSurgical hospitalizationMean ageCohort analysisHospitalizationMOUDPatientsBuprenorphine
2021
Simulating the impact of Addiction Consult Services in the context of drug supply contamination, hospitalizations, and drug-related mortality
King C, Cook R, Wheelock H, Korthuis P, Leahy J, Goff A, Morris C, Englander H. Simulating the impact of Addiction Consult Services in the context of drug supply contamination, hospitalizations, and drug-related mortality. International Journal Of Drug Policy 2021, 100: 103525. PMID: 34837879, PMCID: PMC8810590, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2021.103525.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAftercareAnalgesics, OpioidDrug OverdoseFentanylHospitalizationHumansOpioid-Related DisordersPatient DischargeReferral and ConsultationConceptsAddiction consult serviceOpioid use disorderDrug-related deathsConsult serviceHospital dischargeCare systemDrug-related causesOpioid-related deathsDrug supplyRisk of overdoseDrug-related mortalityOpioid overdose deathsHarm reduction interventionsAdult patientsOUD patientsHospital admissionOpioid overdosesEffective treatmentOverdose deathsSimulated cohortPatientsUse disordersReduction interventionsHospitalizationDeathCorrelates of days of medication for opioid use disorder exposure among people living with HIV in Northern Vietnam
Button D, Cook R, King C, Khuyen T, Kunkel L, Bart G, Thuy D, Nguyen D, Blazes C, Giang L, Korthuis P. Correlates of days of medication for opioid use disorder exposure among people living with HIV in Northern Vietnam. International Journal Of Drug Policy 2021, 100: 103503. PMID: 34768124, PMCID: PMC8810676, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2021.103503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalgesics, OpioidBuprenorphineHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMethadoneOpiate Substitution TreatmentOpioid-Related DisordersVietnamConceptsMethadone maintenance therapyTreatment exposureMultivariate modelOpioid use disorderDisorder exposureHIV clinicMaintenance therapyPrimary outcomeUse disordersNegative binomial regressionMOUDHIVMedicationsBinomial regressionPatientsExposureDaysMonthsOUDParticipantsBuprenorphineMethadoneClinicReferralTherapyCauses of Death in the 12 Months After Hospital Discharge Among Patients With Opioid Use Disorder
King C, Cook R, Korthuis P, Morris C, Englander H. Causes of Death in the 12 Months After Hospital Discharge Among Patients With Opioid Use Disorder. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2021, 16: 466-469. PMID: 34510087, PMCID: PMC8907339, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000000915.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderCause of deathDrug-related deathsUse disordersHospitalized patientsDiagnosis of OUDGeneral hospital admissionsPost-discharge mortalityDrug-related causesAverage hospital lengthRisk of deathSubstance use disordersHospital lengthHospital dischargeHospital admissionMedicaid insuranceOUD diagnosisDrug overdoseMedicaid patientsFrequent causeHigh riskGeneral populationPatientsAverage ageCare systemConsensus-based approach to managing opioids, including opioid misuse and opioid use disorder, in patients with serious illness: protocol for a modified Delphi process
King C, Arnold R, Dao E, Kapo J, Liebschutz J, Meier D, Paice J, Ritchie C, Czajkowski K, Khodyakov D, Merlin J. Consensus-based approach to managing opioids, including opioid misuse and opioid use disorder, in patients with serious illness: protocol for a modified Delphi process. BMJ Open 2021, 11: e045402. PMID: 34011593, PMCID: PMC8137210, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045402.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalgesics, OpioidConsensusDelphi TechniqueHumansOpioid-Related DisordersPain ManagementConceptsOpioid use disorderOpioid misuseSerious illnessInstitutional review boardUse disordersBenefits of opioidsOpioid-related harmsPalliative care cliniciansInstitutional Research BoardPittsburgh Institutional Review BoardOpioid therapyPain managementCare cliniciansPalliative careClinical guidanceEthical approvalIllnessReview boardCliniciansDelphi processPatient casesImplementation toolkitRound 1OpioidsFinal consensusIncarceration and compulsory rehabilitation impede use of medication for opioid use disorder and HIV care engagement in Vietnam
King C, Cook R, Giang L, Bart G, Hoffman K, Waddell E, Korthuis P. Incarceration and compulsory rehabilitation impede use of medication for opioid use disorder and HIV care engagement in Vietnam. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2021, 134: 108451. PMID: 33962813, PMCID: PMC8558110, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2021.108451.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalgesics, OpioidBuprenorphineHIV InfectionsHumansMethadoneOpiate Substitution TreatmentOpioid-Related DisordersVietnamConceptsOpioid use disorderMonth 9Use disordersClinic engagementAntiretroviral therapy prescriptionNon-prescribed opioid useCompulsory rehabilitationHIV treatment outcomesHIV viral suppressionHIV care engagementUse of medicationsNon-prescribed opioidsCompulsory rehabilitation centersEvidence-based strategiesHIV clinicViral suppressionOpioid useHIV treatmentCare engagementMonths 0Therapy prescriptionClinical trialsTreatment outcomesTreatment accessMOUD
2020
HIV care continuum characteristics among people with opioid use disorder and HIV in Vietnam: baseline results from the BRAVO study
King C, Giang L, Bart G, Kunkel L, Korthuis P. HIV care continuum characteristics among people with opioid use disorder and HIV in Vietnam: baseline results from the BRAVO study. BMC Public Health 2020, 20: 421. PMID: 32228522, PMCID: PMC7106608, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-08538-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnalgesics, OpioidAnti-Retroviral AgentsBuprenorphineContinuity of Patient CareFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMethadoneMiddle AgedOpiate Substitution TreatmentOpioid-Related DisordersPatient Acceptance of Health CareRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicVietnamViral LoadConceptsHIV viral suppressionOpioid use disorderReceipt of ARTAntiretroviral therapyViral suppressionUse disordersART statusParticipant characteristicsHIV care continuumBaseline participant characteristicsGreater depression symptomsLogistic regression modelsART initiationHIV peopleHIV diagnosisPatient characteristicsClinical trialsCare continuumDepression symptomsStudy participantsCurrent prescriptionDisordersBaselineRegression modelsPrimary objective
2019
Predictors of Opioid and Alcohol Pharmacotherapy Initiation at Hospital Discharge Among Patients Seen by an Inpatient Addiction Consult Service.
Englander H, King C, Nicolaidis C, Collins D, Patten A, Gregg J, Korthuis P. Predictors of Opioid and Alcohol Pharmacotherapy Initiation at Hospital Discharge Among Patients Seen by an Inpatient Addiction Consult Service. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2019, 14: 415-422. PMID: 31868830, PMCID: PMC7954140, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000000611.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnalgesics, OpioidHospitalsHumansInpatientsOpioid-Related DisordersPatient DischargeConceptsImproving Addiction Care TeamAddiction consult serviceSubstance use disordersUse disordersConsult serviceTreatment-related factorsOpioid use disorderMethadone maintenance treatmentAcademic medical centerAlcohol use disorderPartner substance useSevere OUDMedication initiationPatient demographicsMaintenance treatmentPatient surveyCare teamClinical dataMedical CenterSocial determinantsLogistic regressionHospital's roleSubstance useDisordersPatients