2021
Predictors of Initiation of Medication for Opioid Use Disorder and Retention in Treatment Among U.S. Pregnant Women, 2013-2017.
Nguemeni Tiako MJ, Friedman A, Culhane J, South E, Meisel ZF. Predictors of Initiation of Medication for Opioid Use Disorder and Retention in Treatment Among U.S. Pregnant Women, 2013-2017. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2021, 137: 687-694. PMID: 33706349, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000004307.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderAdministration of medicationsPrimary opioid use disorderTreatment episodesPregnant womenMedication administrationUse disordersInitiation of methadoneCompletion of treatmentPredictors of initiationPrior treatment episodesCross-sectional analysisSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeFindings highlight gapsCurrent guidelinesMedicationsSynthetic opioidsLogistic regressionAdministrationCare systemTreatmentWomenEpisodesMethadone
2020
Addressing racial & socioeconomic disparities in access to medications for opioid use disorder amid COVID-19
Nguemeni Tiako MJ. Addressing racial & socioeconomic disparities in access to medications for opioid use disorder amid COVID-19. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2020, 122: 108214. PMID: 33248862, PMCID: PMC7685132, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2020.108214.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderUse disordersTreatment optionsBuprenorphine accessPatient's homeCOVID-19Stark racial disparitiesRacial disparitiesConsiderable riskTelemedicine uptakeCommunity pharmaciesBuprenorphineMethadoneMedicationsSocioeconomic disparitiesPatientsDisordersRiskPre COVID-19DisparitiesHomeOptionsUptakeInconsistent Addiction Treatment for Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery for Injection Drug Use-associated Infective Endocarditis.
Nguemeni Tiako MJ, Hong S, Bin Mahmood SU, Mori M, Mangi A, Yun J, Juthani-Mehta M, Geirsson A. Inconsistent Addiction Treatment for Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery for Injection Drug Use-associated Infective Endocarditis. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2020, 14: e350-e354. PMID: 32732685, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000000710.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActive drug useInjection drug use-associated infective endocarditisOpioid use disorderPsychosocial consultationAddiction treatmentDrug rehabilitation programInfective endocarditisRehabilitation programUse disordersDrug use-associated infective endocarditisDrug useEvidence of enrollmentTertiary care centerInjection drug useUS opioid epidemicDrug rehabilitationRehabilitation attendanceMost patientsCardiac surgeryRetrospective reviewCare centerOpioid epidemicPatientsMedicationsIDUs