2024
In Support of the Decriminalization of Personal Drug and Paraphernalia Use and Possession: Position Statement of AMERSA, Inc (Association for Multidisciplinary Education, Research, Substance Use and Addiction)
Hill K, Dunham K, Doneski K, Sue K, Thakarar K, Butner J. In Support of the Decriminalization of Personal Drug and Paraphernalia Use and Possession: Position Statement of AMERSA, Inc (Association for Multidisciplinary Education, Research, Substance Use and Addiction). Substance Abuse 2024, 46: 4-12. PMID: 39215532, DOI: 10.1177/29767342241277619.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDrug offensesDrug useCriminalization of drug useSocial safety netDecriminalization of drugsHarm reduction servicesWell-beingHarm reduction strategiesConsequences of drug useWell-being of peopleNegative consequences of drug useCommunity supervisionAddiction treatment servicesHealth of PWUDCriminal sanctionsSafety netReduction servicesTreatment servicesDecriminalizationAddiction servicesIllicit drugsOffensesNegative consequencesPWUDUnited States
2023
Breaking through social determinants of health: Results from a feasibility study of Imani Breakthrough, a community developed substance use intervention for Black and Latinx people
Jordan A, Costa M, Nich C, Swarbrick M, Babuscio T, Wyatt J, O'Connell M, Guy K, Blackman K, Anderson R, Reis G, Ocasio L, Crespo M, Bellamy C. Breaking through social determinants of health: Results from a feasibility study of Imani Breakthrough, a community developed substance use intervention for Black and Latinx people. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2023, 153: 209057. PMID: 37207836, DOI: 10.1016/j.josat.2023.209057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial determinantsMental Health Services AdministrationDimensions of wellnessCommunity-based participatory research approachRate of deathHealth Services AdministrationDrug overdose ratesSubset of participantsSubstance use interventionsWeek 12Opioid overdoseOverdose ratesSubstance misuseEthnic disparitiesDisparity gapParticipatory research approachAddiction servicesSubstance abuseWeeks of educationHealth equityMental healthSubstance useLatinx peopleIntervention programsServices AdministrationEstimated Clinical Outcomes and Cost-effectiveness Associated With Provision of Addiction Treatment in US Primary Care Clinics
Jawa R, Tin Y, Nall S, Calcaterra S, Savinkina A, Marks L, Kimmel S, Linas B, Barocas J. Estimated Clinical Outcomes and Cost-effectiveness Associated With Provision of Addiction Treatment in US Primary Care Clinics. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e237888. PMID: 37043198, PMCID: PMC10098970, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.7888.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioPrimary care practitionersClinical outcomesPCP servicesPrimary careAddiction servicesAddiction careUS primary care clinicsLong-term clinical outcomesHealth care sector costsInjection-related infectionsPrimary care clinicsHealth care sector perspectivePrimary care practicesCost-effectiveness ratioObservational cohortBuprenorphine prescribingCare clinicsClinical trialsPCP practicesTreatment strategiesMAIN OUTCOMESimulated cohortCare practitionersCare practicesConcordance between controlled substance receipt and post-mortem toxicology in opioid-detected overdose deaths: A statewide analysis
Howell B, Black A, Grau L, Lin H, Greene C, Lee H, Heimer R, Hawk K, D'Onofrio G, Fiellin D, Becker W. Concordance between controlled substance receipt and post-mortem toxicology in opioid-detected overdose deaths: A statewide analysis. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2023, 244: 109788. PMID: 36738634, PMCID: PMC9975083, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.109788.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-mortem toxicologyOverdose deathsChief Medical ExaminerBenzodiazepine prescribingBenzodiazepine prescriptionsPrimary outcomePreventable deathsOpioid overdosesOpioidsAddiction servicesBenzodiazepinesMental healthStudy periodDeathMedical examinersConcordanceStatewide analysisSubstantial numberReceiptDaysDepartmentMedicationsToxicologyFentanylPrescribing
2022
Cardiac Surgeons’ Practices and Attitudes toward Addiction Care for Patients with Substance use Disorders
Tiako M, Mszar R, Brooks C, Bin Mahmood SU, Mori M, Vallabhajosyula P, Geirsson A, Weimer MB. Cardiac Surgeons’ Practices and Attitudes toward Addiction Care for Patients with Substance use Disorders. Substance Abuse 2022, 43: 206-211. PMID: 34038333, DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2021.1917475.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersUse disordersCardiac surgeonsSurgeon's practiceAddiction careInjection drug useOpioid use disorderMultivariable logistic regressionCare of patientsQuarter of surgeonsMost hospital settingsMinority of surgeonsMost patientsInfective endocarditisHospital settingAddiction specialistsPatientsMost surgeonsIDUsAddiction servicesLogistic regressionMOUDHealth systemSurgeonsLack of education
2019
Propensity-matched study of enhanced primary care on contact with the criminal justice system among individuals recently released from prison to New Haven
Wang EA, Lin HJ, Aminawung JA, Busch SH, Gallagher C, Maurer K, Puglisi L, Shavit S, Frisman L. Propensity-matched study of enhanced primary care on contact with the criminal justice system among individuals recently released from prison to New Haven. BMJ Open 2019, 9: e028097. PMID: 31048315, PMCID: PMC6502013, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028097.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary careControl groupClinic participantsPropensity scoreHealth systemPropensity-matched studyPrimary care systemCommunity health systemIncarceration exposureTransition clinicIndex dateService utilisationMAIN OUTCOMELower oddsQuasi-experimental studyClinic programAddiction servicesState-wide dataMental healthCare systemPopulation healthIncarceration daysCareIncarceration historyConnecticut Department
2017
The 2012 sandy hook elementary school shooting: Connecticut’s department of mental health crisis response
DiLeo P, Rowe M, Bugella B, Siembab L, Siemianowski J, Black J, Rehmer P, Baker F, Morris C, Delphin-Rittmon M, Styron T. The 2012 sandy hook elementary school shooting: Connecticut’s department of mental health crisis response. Journal Of School Violence 2017, 17: 443-450. DOI: 10.1080/15388220.2017.1387129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health authoritiesHealth authoritiesMental healthState mental health authoritiesConnecticut DepartmentMental health needsMental health responseFamily membersDirect careHealth needsHealth responseAddiction servicesMental health crisis responseIncident Command SystemVictims' family membersDepartmentStatewide networkHealthResponseCliniciansRoleCare
2016
The Connecticut Latino Behavioral Health System: A Culturally Informed Community–Academic Collaboration
Paris M, Silva MA, Diaz E, Bedregal LE, Cole RA, Añez-Nava LM. The Connecticut Latino Behavioral Health System: A Culturally Informed Community–Academic Collaboration. Psychological Services 2016, 13: 140-147. PMID: 27148948, DOI: 10.1037/ser0000065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental healthCommunity health centersBehavioral health systemCommunity-academic collaborationHealth centersAddiction servicesSouth-central ConnecticutHealth systemBehavioral healthYale University DepartmentEthnic minority groupsConnecticut DepartmentSocial rehabilitationHealthMonolingual SpanishDepartmentSystemic strategiesOverarching priorityWorkforce developmentReliability and Validity of a Treatment Barriers Scale for Individuals With Alcohol Use Disorder
Possemato K, Funderburk J, Spinola S, Hutchison D, Maisto S, Lantinga L, Oslin D. Reliability and Validity of a Treatment Barriers Scale for Individuals With Alcohol Use Disorder. Substance Use & Misuse 2016, 51: 383-394. PMID: 26890627, DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2015.1110172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderPrimary care patientsUse disordersCare patientsTreatment barriersVeterans Affairs primary care patientsRandomized clinical trialsIndividualized treatment planConcurrent validityLess mental healthInternal consistent reliabilityMeasures of barriersTreatment visitsClinical trialsPredictive validityPatient engagementTreatment planHealthcare providersAddiction servicesTreatment programAddiction treatmentMental healthBarriers ScaleInitial psychometric investigationDisorders
2014
Beyond co-occurring disorders to behavioral health integration
Davidson L, Evans A, Achara-Abrahams I, White W. Beyond co-occurring disorders to behavioral health integration. Advances In Dual Diagnosis 2014, 7: 185-193. DOI: 10.1108/add-07-2014-0017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCo-occurring disordersMental healthBehavioral health integrationSystems of careBehavioral health systemIntellectual disability servicesRecovery-oriented systemsIntegration of treatmentRecovery support servicesHigh prevalenceHealth integrationPhiladelphia DepartmentRecovery supportAddiction challengesAddiction servicesHealth systemBehavioral healthSubstance use recovery
2010
Enabling or Engaging? The Role of Recovery Support Services in Addiction Recovery
Davidson L, White W, Sells D, Schmutte T, O'Connell M, Bellamy C, Rowe M. Enabling or Engaging? The Role of Recovery Support Services in Addiction Recovery. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly 2010, 28: 391-416. PMID: 30880870, PMCID: PMC6419765, DOI: 10.1080/07347324.2010.511057.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Public-academic partnerships: early intervention for psychotic disorders in a community mental health center.
Srihari VH, Breitborde NJ, Pollard J, Tek C, Hyman L, Frisman LK, McGlashan TH, Jacobs S, Woods SW. Public-academic partnerships: early intervention for psychotic disorders in a community mental health center. Psychiatric Services 2009, 60: 1426-8. PMID: 19880454, PMCID: PMC4469899, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.60.11.1426.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health centersEarly interventionHealth centersConnecticut Mental Health CenterCommunity mental health centerLong-term outcomesEarly intervention servicesYounger patientsUntreated illnessPsychotic illnessPsychotic disordersAddiction servicesSpecialized treatmentMental healthInterventionConnecticut DepartmentIllnessPatientsPsychosis
2000
How Are We Doing? A Statewide Survey of Community Adjustment Among People with Serious Mental Illness Receiving Intensive Outpatient Services
Dailey W, Chinman M, Davidson L, Garner L, Vavrousek-Jakuba E, Essock S, Marcus K, Tebes J. How Are We Doing? A Statewide Survey of Community Adjustment Among People with Serious Mental Illness Receiving Intensive Outpatient Services. Community Mental Health Journal 2000, 36: 363-382. PMID: 10917272, DOI: 10.1023/a:1001956828218.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-based mental health servicesIntensive outpatient servicesComposite scoreMental health consumersSerious mental illnessBetter composite scoreMental health servicesStepwise hierarchical multiple regression analysisMultiple regression analysisCommunity adjustmentClinical stabilityMedication regimenClinical profilePrescribed medicationsOutpatient treatmentOutpatient servicesPsychiatric impairmentHealth servicesMental illnessAddiction servicesSubstance abuseHealth consumersMental healthMedicationsRegression analysis
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