2015
Teaching Psychosocial Interventions for Opioid Use Disorder in Low and Middle Income Countries: Malaysia and China
Marienfeld C, Chawarski M. Teaching Psychosocial Interventions for Opioid Use Disorder in Low and Middle Income Countries: Malaysia and China. Academic Psychiatry 2015, 40: 507-513. PMID: 26626791, DOI: 10.1007/s40596-015-0438-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
ASIA PACIFIC COLUMN: New challenges and opportunities in managing substance abuse in Malaysia
MAZLAN M, SCHOTTENFELD RS, CHAWARSKI MC. ASIA PACIFIC COLUMN: New challenges and opportunities in managing substance abuse in Malaysia. Drug And Alcohol Review 2006, 25: 473-478. PMID: 16939945, DOI: 10.1080/09595230600883354.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBuprenorphineHIV InfectionsHumansMalaysiaMental Health ServicesNaltrexoneNarcoticsPrevalenceRegistriesRisk FactorsRisk-TakingSubstance-Related DisordersConceptsStimulant abuseDrug useRelated disordersAgonist maintenance treatmentInjection drug useHealth careHigh HIV prevalenceHeroin-dependent individualsOpiate-dependent patientsSevere drug problemsInfectious disease ratesAgonist medicationsHIV casesMaintenance treatmentHIV prevalenceCountry's health careHeroin abusersMedical treatmentHeroin usersTreatment approachesDrug abusersDrug usersAdult populationDisease ratesSubstance abuse
2005
The practice of office-based buprenorphine treatment of opioid dependence: is it associated with new patients entering into treatment?
Sullivan LE, Chawarski M, O’Connor P, Schottenfeld RS, Fiellin DA. The practice of office-based buprenorphine treatment of opioid dependence: is it associated with new patients entering into treatment? Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2005, 79: 113-116. PMID: 15943950, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2004.12.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care clinicsInjection drug useOpioid treatment programsMethadone treatmentOpioid dependenceClinical trialsTreatment outcomesHistory of IDUOffice-based buprenorphine treatmentOffice-based buprenorphineBuprenorphine/naloxoneOffice-based treatmentLower ratesHepatitis CClinical characteristicsBuprenorphine treatmentCare clinicsMethadone maintenancePCC patientsNew patientsTreatment retentionPatientsDrug useTreatment programBuprenorphine