2023
Validation of Two Diagnostic Assessments for Opioid and Stimulant Use Disorder for Use by Non‐Clinicians
Di Paola A, Farabee D, Springer S. Validation of Two Diagnostic Assessments for Opioid and Stimulant Use Disorder for Use by Non‐Clinicians. Psychiatric Research And Clinical Practice 2023, 5: 78-83. PMID: 37711754, PMCID: PMC10499189, DOI: 10.1176/appi.prcp.20230022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStimulant use disorderUse disordersSevere opioid use disorderMini International Neuropsychiatric InterviewDiagnostic assessmentOpioid use disorderDisorder assessmentInternational Neuropsychiatric InterviewDSM-IV criteriaHarm reduction interventionsNon-clinical staffTraditional diagnostic assessmentInternal consistencyDSM-5 versionValid measureOpioid dependenceOpioid misuseImmediate treatmentNeuropsychiatric InterviewOpioid epidemicDisorder modulesOverdose deathsReduction interventionsNon cliniciansRapid diagnosis
2022
Factors associated with retention on medications for opioid use disorder among a cohort of adults seeking treatment in the community
Biondi BE, Vander Wyk B, Schlossberg EF, Shaw A, Springer SA. Factors associated with retention on medications for opioid use disorder among a cohort of adults seeking treatment in the community. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2022, 17: 15. PMID: 35255967, PMCID: PMC8899775, DOI: 10.1186/s13722-022-00299-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderHigher pain interferenceMOUD retentionPain interferenceUse disordersOngoing prospective cohort studySevere opioid use disorderProspective cohort studyMultivariable logistic regressionCohort of adultsMethadone doseAnalgesic effectBuprenorphine doseCohort studyOpioid useResultsA totalHigher oddsMOUDAdjusted modelHigh doseLogistic regressionBuprenorphineMethadoneDoseDiscontinuationRationale, design and methods of VA-BRAVE: a randomized comparative effectiveness trial of two formulations of buprenorphine for treatment of opioid use disorder in veterans
Petrakis I, Springer SA, Davis C, Ralevski E, Gu L, Lew R, Hermos J, Nuite M, Gordon AJ, Kosten TR, Nunes EV, Rosenheck R, Saxon AJ, Swift R, Goldberg A, Ringer R, Ferguson R. Rationale, design and methods of VA-BRAVE: a randomized comparative effectiveness trial of two formulations of buprenorphine for treatment of opioid use disorder in veterans. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2022, 17: 6. PMID: 35101115, PMCID: PMC8802273, DOI: 10.1186/s13722-022-00286-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderVeterans Healthcare AdministrationFormulations of buprenorphineComparative effectiveness trialOpioid useEffectiveness trialUse disordersOpioid epidemicSublingual buprenorphine/naloxoneSevere opioid use disorderBuprenorphine/naloxoneUS opioid epidemicClinical effectiveness trialStandard of careEffective medication treatmentsExtended-release formulationUrgent clinical needLong-term trialsHepatitis BSecondary outcomesSevere sequelaeOpioid abstinencePrimary outcomeMedication treatmentTRIAL REGISTRATION