2021
High-Dose Buprenorphine Induction in the Emergency Department for Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder
Herring AA, Vosooghi AA, Luftig J, Anderson ES, Zhao X, Dziura J, Hawk KF, McCormack RP, Saxon A, D’Onofrio G. High-Dose Buprenorphine Induction in the Emergency Department for Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2117128. PMID: 34264326, PMCID: PMC8283555, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.17128.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderEmergency departmentBuprenorphine inductionRespiratory depressionAdverse eventsUse disordersUntreated opioid use disorderSerious adverse eventsFurther prospective investigationLength of stayUrban emergency departmentSafety-net hospitalAdvanced practice practitionersElectronic health recordsUnique cliniciansSublingual buprenorphineBuprenorphine doseED visitsED encountersCase seriesED patientsED physiciansSupplemental oxygenMedian lengthUnique patients
2020
The effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on cue-induced craving in male patients with heroin use disorder
Liu X, Zhao X, Liu T, Liu Q, Tang L, Zhang H, Luo W, Daskalakis ZJ, Yuan TF. The effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on cue-induced craving in male patients with heroin use disorder. EBioMedicine 2020, 56: 102809. PMID: 32512513, PMCID: PMC7276507, DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2020.102809.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderRepetitive transcranial magnetic stimulationDorsolateral prefrontal cortexTranscranial magnetic stimulationTreatment cessationHz rTMSMagnetic stimulationUse disordersHeroin use disorder patientsDaily consecutive sessionsHeroin use disorderLeft dorsolateral prefrontal cortexTreatment effectsWait-list groupCue-induced cravingHeroin patientsMale patientsDisorder patientsHeroin usersPatientsList groupRehabilitation centerSuch treatment effectsPrefrontal cortexRTMS