2023
Analysis of Drugs in Saliva of US Military Veterans Treated for Substance Use Disorders Using Supported Liquid Extraction and Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectral Analysis
Farquharson S, Shende C, Newcomb J, Petrakis I, Arias A. Analysis of Drugs in Saliva of US Military Veterans Treated for Substance Use Disorders Using Supported Liquid Extraction and Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectral Analysis. Molecules 2023, 28: 2010. PMID: 36903255, PMCID: PMC10004423, DOI: 10.3390/molecules28052010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderSubstance-related disordersUS military veteransUse disordersMilitary veteransDrug useIllicit drugsSubstance use disordersDrug overdose deathsIllicit drug useML of salivaBuprenorphine adherenceTreatment medicationsUrine testsOverdose deathsPatients' salivaDisease controlPatient samplesBuprenorphinePOC analyzerDrugsVulnerable populationsCare analyzerMedicationsDisorders
2017
Opioid agonist treatment in the Veterans Health Administration: is health care local?
Peglow S, Petrakis I, Rosenheck R. Opioid agonist treatment in the Veterans Health Administration: is health care local? Journal Of Public Mental Health 2017, 16: 28-36. DOI: 10.1108/jpmh-08-2016-0033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid agonist treatmentOpioid use disorderVeterans Health AdministrationOpioid-related deathsHealth insurance coverageAgonist treatmentHealth AdministrationLocal health system performanceCase identificationHealth systemInsurance coverageVHA administrative dataPublic health challengePublic health systemHealth care systemHealth system performanceNational health care systemUse disordersDrug useMedian incomeSignificant associationHealth challengesCare systemCentralized health systemHealth care
2013
Chapter 38 Disulfiram for Alcohol and Other Drug Use
Kerfoot K, Petrakis I. Chapter 38 Disulfiram for Alcohol and Other Drug Use. 2013, 367-374. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-398338-1.00038-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUse disordersEfficacy of disulfiramAlcohol use disorderClinical research studiesCocaine use disorderDisulfiram useFirst medicationCardiorespiratory collapseIngested alcoholRare caseDrug AdministrationUS FoodDrug useAlcohol dependenceAddiction treatmentDisulfiramTreatmentNormal metabolismDisordersPositive outcomesPotential usefulnessNauseaMedicationsHeadacheAdministration