2022
Sexual minority disparities in opioid and benzodiazepine misuse among adults with opioid use disorder
Struble CA, Thomas K, Stenersen MR, Moore KE, Burke C, Pittman B, McKee SA. Sexual minority disparities in opioid and benzodiazepine misuse among adults with opioid use disorder. American Journal On Addictions 2022, 31: 200-209. PMID: 35243706, PMCID: PMC9117396, DOI: 10.1111/ajad.13258.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnalgesics, OpioidBenzodiazepinesBisexualityFemaleHumansMaleOpioid-Related DisordersPrescription Drug MisuseSexual and Gender MinoritiesConceptsPast-year alcohol use disorderAlcohol use disorderSubstance use patternsBenzodiazepine misuseUse disordersConcurrent misusePast-year misuseOpioid use disorderCo-occurring alcoholSubstance use disordersTargeted prevention effortsSexual minority disparitiesConcurrent opioidBenzodiazepine useHigher oddsOpioidsElevated riskOverdose deathsConcurrent alcoholBisexual femalesDrug usePrevention effortsSubstance useSexual minority individualsBenzodiazepines
2021
The impact of self-help groups on successful substance use treatment completion for opioid use: An intersectional analysis of race/ethnicity and sex
Stenersen MR, Thomas K, Struble C, Moore KE, Burke C, McKee S. The impact of self-help groups on successful substance use treatment completion for opioid use: An intersectional analysis of race/ethnicity and sex. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2021, 136: 108662. PMID: 34840040, PMCID: PMC8940633, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2021.108662.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalgesics, OpioidBlack PeopleEthnicityHumansMaleOpioid-Related DisordersSelf-Help GroupsUnited StatesConceptsOpioid useTreatment completionRace/ethnicitySelf-help groupsCompletion of treatmentTreatment Episodes DataSelf-help group participationTreatment outcomesSex disparitiesEpisode dataCurrent studyStimulant useSubstance useSexTreatmentPositive associationHigh rateBlack menEthnicityAssociationMenGroup