2021
Risk Factors Associated With Nonfatal Opioid Overdose Leading to Intensive Care Unit Admission: A Cross-sectional Study
Mitra A, Ahsan H, Li W, Liu W, Kerns RD, Tsai J, Becker W, Smelson DA, Yu H. Risk Factors Associated With Nonfatal Opioid Overdose Leading to Intensive Care Unit Admission: A Cross-sectional Study. JMIR Medical Informatics 2021, 9: e32851. PMID: 34747714, PMCID: PMC8663596, DOI: 10.2196/32851.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNonfatal opioid overdoseIntensive care unit admissionCare unit admissionRisk factorsOpioid overdoseElectronic health recordsIllicit drug useUse disordersUnit admissionClinical variablesICU settingEHR notesEHRs of patientsICD codesDrug useAdmission dataMultivariable logistic regression analysisCovariate-adjusted odds ratioBeth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterNinth Revision diagnosisNoncritical care settingsClinical risk factorsImportant risk factorDrug use disordersRelevant clinical variables
2018
Racial disparities in discontinuation of long-term opioid therapy following illicit drug use among black and white patients
Gaither JR, Gordon K, Crystal S, Edelman EJ, Kerns RD, Justice AC, Fiellin DA, Becker WC. Racial disparities in discontinuation of long-term opioid therapy following illicit drug use among black and white patients. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2018, 192: 371-376. PMID: 30122319, PMCID: PMC7106601, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.05.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term opioid therapyIllicit drug useUrine drug testsDrug useOpioid therapyWhite racePositive urine drug testDrug testsMonths of treatmentElectronic medical recordsWhite patientsChronic painPatient raceMedical recordsPatientsLogistic regressionOpioidsRacial disparitiesDrug testingCocaineCannabisTherapyCliniciansDiscontinuationPain
2008
Counselors’ Experiences Treating Methadone-maintained Patients with Chronic Pain: A Needs Assessment Study
Barry DT, Bernard MJ, Beitel M, Moore BA, Kerns RD, Schottenfeld RS. Counselors’ Experiences Treating Methadone-maintained Patients with Chronic Pain: A Needs Assessment Study. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2008, 2: 108-111. PMID: 21768980, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0b013e31815ec240.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic painOpioid agonist treatment programPain management referralsMethadone-maintained patientsOverall caseloadMMT patientsOngoing painPain medicationPatient's painSuch patientsManagement referralsPsychologic componentsPainPatientsDrug useTreatment programSpecialized trainingNeeds assessment studyNeeds assessmentCaseloadAssessment studiesSpecific targetsMedicationsMethadoneReferral