2013
Stigmatization of Substance Use Disorders among Internal Medicine Residents
Meltzer E, Suppes A, Burns S, Shuman A, Orfanos A, Sturiano C, Charney P, Fins J. Stigmatization of Substance Use Disorders among Internal Medicine Residents. Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2013, 34: 356-362. PMID: 24159906, DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2013.815143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical Condition Regard ScaleNarcotic pain medicationInternal medicine residentsSubstance use disordersPain medicationMedicine residentsInternal medicine residents' attitudesMCRS scoresAddiction educationPostgraduate training yearAcademic medical centerProspective cohort studyYears of trainingOptimal careStigmatized conditionsImprove attitudesTraining yearMedicine courseAttitude improvementAssess attitudesCohort studyResidence backgroundNew York CityAddiction medicineMedical CenterError and Bias in the Evaluation of Prescription Opioid Misuse: Should the FDA Regulate Clinical Assessment Tools?
Meltzer E, Hall W, Fins J. Error and Bias in the Evaluation of Prescription Opioid Misuse: Should the FDA Regulate Clinical Assessment Tools? Pain Medicine 2013, 14: 982-987. PMID: 23594383, DOI: 10.1111/pme.12099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFood and Drug AdministrationClinical assessment toolScreening toolAssessment toolOpioid-related aberrant behaviorsAberrant medication-related behaviorsOpioid-related risksChronic opioid therapyPrescription opioid misusePredictive of addictionMedication-related behaviorsOpioid therapyPain medicationStandardized questionnaireOpioid misuseIdentified patientsAt-riskDrug AdministrationDiagnose illnessAddictive disordersPatientsAberrant behaviorScreeningComprehensive planAddiction
1987
Cocaine and Chest Pain
Decker S, Fins J, Frances R. Cocaine and Chest Pain. Psychiatric Services 1987, 38: 464-466. PMID: 3596482, DOI: 10.1176/ps.38.5.464.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChest painTreatment of cocaine abusePotential withdrawal symptomsAcute cocaine intoxicationCalcium channel blockersSafety of agentsWithdrawal symptomsCocaine abuseCocaine intoxicationChannel blockersChronic useAdverse effectsPainTreatmentAntidepressantsCocaineBlockersPatientsPropranololAbuseSymptomsEfficacyWithdrawalClinicians