2024
Disentangling the effects of racism-related stress on opioid use disorder and chronic pain outcomes
Nunes J, Jegede O, De Aquino J. Disentangling the effects of racism-related stress on opioid use disorder and chronic pain outcomes. The American Journal Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse 2024, 50: 455-461. PMID: 39018662, DOI: 10.1080/00952990.2024.2369866.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid use disorderUse disorderRacism-related stressChronic pain outcomesOpioid overdose mortality ratesOverdose mortality ratesHealthcare disparitiesBiopsychosocial burdenPain outcomesPrescribed opioidsUndertreated painChronic painPain managementOpioid mortalityPerpetuate stigmaTreat painPain experienceOpioidPainRisk factorsMinoritized populationsMinoritized peopleMortality rateDisparitiesAddiction treatment
2021
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) in a Patient with Opioid Use Disorder
Tumenta T, Adeyemo S, Oladeji O, Jegede O, Laurent B, Olupona T. Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) in a Patient with Opioid Use Disorder. Case Reports In Psychiatry 2021, 2021: 9999481. PMID: 34221530, PMCID: PMC8225411, DOI: 10.1155/2021/9999481.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosterior reversible encephalopathy syndromeReversible encephalopathy syndromeHeroin use disorderEncephalopathy syndromeUse disordersSignificant white matter diseaseClinical-radiographic syndromeOpioid use disorderCerebral white matterWhite matter diseaseOpioid withdrawalNeurology teamEndothelial injuryMyelin damageCerebral autoregulationClinical symptomsCT headMedical floorChronic headacheMental statusRisk factorsRadiographic syndromeMultifactorial etiologyCerebral hemispheresWhite matter