2023
Homelessness and Treatment Outcomes Among Black Adults With Opioid Use Disorder: A Secondary Analysis of X:BOT
Justen M, Scodes J, Pavlicova M, Choo T, Gopaldas M, Haeny A, Opara O, Rhee T, Rotrosen J, Nunes E, Hawk K, Edelman E. Homelessness and Treatment Outcomes Among Black Adults With Opioid Use Disorder: A Secondary Analysis of X:BOT. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2023, 17: 463-467. PMID: 37579110, PMCID: PMC10323031, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000001125.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical trialsTreatment outcomesSecondary analysisOpioid use disorder treatmentBlack individualsExtended-release naltrexoneOpioid use disorderAdditional clinical supportBlack participantsUse disorder treatmentBuprenorphine-naloxoneStudy medicationWeeks postrandomizationMedication initiationClinical characteristicsOpioid useTrial entryUrine toxicologyBlack patientsSedative useExtramedical useUse disordersClinical supportDisorder treatmentBlack adults
2022
Outcomes of Patients with Opioid-Related Diagnoses in Acute Coronary Syndrome: a National Inpatient Sample-Based Analysis
Kim Y, Pacor J, Do A, Brennan J, Fiellin D, Edelman E. Outcomes of Patients with Opioid-Related Diagnoses in Acute Coronary Syndrome: a National Inpatient Sample-Based Analysis. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2022, 38: 563-570. PMID: 36376632, PMCID: PMC9971420, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-022-07399-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid-related diagnosesPercutaneous coronary interventionCardiac arrestHospital mortalityCoronary syndromeNational Inpatient Sample databaseManagement of ACSRisk of ACSCardiovascular risk factorsOutcomes of patientsAcute coronary syndromeProportion of patientsMultivariable logistic regressionNational Inpatient SampleHospital cardiac arrestRisk of mortalityBackgroundAcute coronary syndromeOutcomes of interestT-testStudent's t-testPrimary independent variableHospital outcomesACS managementCoronary interventionOpioid use
2019
Marijuana Use Is Not Associated With Changes in Opioid Prescriptions or Pain Severity Among People Living With HIV and Chronic Pain.
Merlin JS, Long D, Becker WC, Cachay ER, Christopolous KA, Claborn KR, Crane HM, Edelman E, Lovejoy TI, Mathews WC, Morasco BJ, Napravnik S, OʼCleirigh C, Saag MS, Starrels JL, Gross R, Liebschutz JM. Marijuana Use Is Not Associated With Changes in Opioid Prescriptions or Pain Severity Among People Living With HIV and Chronic Pain. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2019, 81: 231-237. PMID: 30865181, PMCID: PMC6522289, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalgesics, OpioidChronic PainFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHIV InfectionsHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMarijuana SmokingMarijuana UseMedical MarijuanaMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOpioid-Related DisordersPrescription DrugsProspective StudiesSelf ReportSurveys and QuestionnairesTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsChronic painPain severityIndex visitOpioid useMultivariable binary logistic regression modelMarijuana useDiscontinuation of opioidsImproved pain outcomesMedian pain severityAIDS Research NetworkPrescription opioid usePrescribed opioid useIntegrated Clinical SystemsLogistic regression modelsBinary logistic regression modelOpioid discontinuationOpioid initiationOpioid prescribingOpioid prescriptionsPain outcomesClinical systemsHigher oddsLower oddsPainPLWHIntegration of care for HIV and opioid use disorder
Oldfield B, Muñoz N, McGovern M, Funaro M, Villanueva M, Tetrault J, Edelman E. Integration of care for HIV and opioid use disorder. AIDS 2019, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 30882491, PMCID: PMC6588508, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000002125.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV care settingsCare settingsClinical benefitTreatment settingsSystematic reviewBuprenorphine/naloxoneOpioid use disorderProvision of medicationsIntegration of careAntiretroviral therapyOpioid useMedication adherencePROSPERO databaseOvid MEDLINETreatment strategiesObservational studyHIVUse disordersModerate riskBehavioral interventionsScreening strategyOUDRisk reductionTreatmentUnique studies