2017
Cost‐effectiveness of emergency department‐initiated treatment for opioid dependence
Busch SH, Fiellin DA, Chawarski MC, Owens PH, Pantalon MV, Hawk K, Bernstein SL, O'Connor PG, D'Onofrio G. Cost‐effectiveness of emergency department‐initiated treatment for opioid dependence. Addiction 2017, 112: 2002-2010. PMID: 28815789, PMCID: PMC5657503, DOI: 10.1111/add.13900.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCost-effectiveness acceptability curvesOpioid dependenceCommunity-based treatmentBrief interventionAcceptability curvesPast weekHealth care system costsHealth care system perspectiveAddiction treatmentOpioid-dependent patientsPatient time costsHealth care useFormal addiction treatmentBuprenorphine treatmentUrban EDEmergency departmentPrimary carePatient engagementTreatment engagementPatientsReferralSecondary analysisBuprenorphineNumber of daysInterventionEmergency Department-Initiated Buprenorphine for Opioid Dependence with Continuation in Primary Care: Outcomes During and After Intervention
D’Onofrio G, Chawarski MC, O’Connor P, Pantalon MV, Busch SH, Owens PH, Hawk K, Bernstein SL, Fiellin DA. Emergency Department-Initiated Buprenorphine for Opioid Dependence with Continuation in Primary Care: Outcomes During and After Intervention. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2017, 32: 660-666. PMID: 28194688, PMCID: PMC5442013, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-017-3993-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIllicit opioid useOpioid usePrimary careHIV riskBrief interventionAddiction treatmentBuprenorphine groupEmergency Department-Initiated BuprenorphineCohort of patientsLong-term followLong-term outcomesFormal addiction treatmentSignificant differencesMain MeasuresSelfStudy entryUrine toxicologyBuprenorphine/Opioid dependenceED interventionsUrine resultsBuprenorphineTreatment engagementDrug useReferralPatients
2015
Health service use in a randomized clinical trial comparing three methods of emergency department interventions for opioid dependence
Busch S, Hawk K, Fiellin D, O’Connor P, Chawarski M, Owens P, Pantalon M, Bernstein S, D’Onofrio G. Health service use in a randomized clinical trial comparing three methods of emergency department interventions for opioid dependence. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2015, 156: e32. DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.07.1005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA randomized clinical trial of emergency department initiated treatment for opioid dependence: Two and six month outcomes
D’Onofrio G, O’Connor P, Pantalon M, Chawarski M, Busch S, Owens P, Bernstein S, Fiellin D. A randomized clinical trial of emergency department initiated treatment for opioid dependence: Two and six month outcomes. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2015, 156: e53. DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.07.1062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergency Department–Initiated Buprenorphine/Naloxone Treatment for Opioid Dependence: A Randomized Clinical Trial
D’Onofrio G, O’Connor P, Pantalon MV, Chawarski MC, Busch SH, Owens PH, Bernstein SL, Fiellin DA. Emergency Department–Initiated Buprenorphine/Naloxone Treatment for Opioid Dependence: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA 2015, 313: 1636-1644. PMID: 25919527, PMCID: PMC4527523, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2015.3474.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrief intervention groupOpioid-dependent patientsIllicit opioid useAddiction treatment servicesPercent of patientsBuprenorphine groupEmergency departmentIntervention groupReferral groupOpioid useTreatment servicesBrief interventionOpioid dependenceClinical trialsHIV riskUrban teaching hospital emergency departmentBuprenorphine/naloxone treatmentHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) riskTeaching hospital emergency departmentAddiction treatmentBuprenorphine treatment groupUrine samplesBuprenorphine/naloxoneRandomized clinical trialsCommunity-based treatment services