2019
A scalable, automated warm handoff from the emergency department to community sites offering continued medication for opioid use disorder: Lessons learned from the EMBED trial stakeholders
Ahmed OM, Mao JA, Holt SR, Hawk K, D'Onofrio G, Martel S, Melnick ER. A scalable, automated warm handoff from the emergency department to community sites offering continued medication for opioid use disorder: Lessons learned from the EMBED trial stakeholders. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2019, 102: 47-52. PMID: 31202288, PMCID: PMC6578846, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2019.05.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderUse disordersCommunity providersCommunity sitesEmergency department-initiated buprenorphineTreatment referral programNeeds assessmentStakeholder meetingsKey stakeholder meetingsED referralsED cliniciansEmergency departmentWarm handoffsMOUDReferral systemReferral processSite referralTrials NetworkPatient identifiersReferral programReferralMedicationsPatientsHIPAA-compliant mannerDisorders
2018
Pharmacotherapy for Alcohol Use Disorder
Holt SR, Tobin DG. Pharmacotherapy for Alcohol Use Disorder. Medical Clinics Of North America 2018, 102: 653-666. PMID: 29933821, DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2018.02.008.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAlcohol use disorderUse disordersNondrug therapiesUndertreated diseaseTreatment optionsPharmacotherapeutic agentsDrug interactionsTreatment goalsUS FoodDrug AdministrationSpecific patientDrug availabilityDisordersPatientsCounseling strategiesComorbiditiesMedicationsPharmacotherapyOptionsTherapyDiseaseAdministrationCare
2017
Interpreting quantitative urine buprenorphine and norbuprenorphine levels in office-based clinical practice
Donroe JH, Holt SR, O’Connor P, Sukumar N, Tetrault JM. Interpreting quantitative urine buprenorphine and norbuprenorphine levels in office-based clinical practice. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2017, 180: 46-51. PMID: 28866369, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.07.040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderUrine buprenorphineNorbuprenorphine levelsUrine adulterationAddiction treatment clinicsTreatment clinicsBuprenorphine medicationSublingual buprenorphineBuprenorphine treatmentTreatment cohortsRetrospective studyUrine specimenBuprenorphineUse disordersPatientsClinical practiceUrine samplesUrineClinicTreatmentMedicationsLevelsNorBUPCohortSuspicion
2016
Unhealthy Alcohol Use
Holt S, Tetrault J. Unhealthy Alcohol Use. Clinics In Liver Disease 2016, 20: 429-444. PMID: 27373607, DOI: 10.1016/j.cld.2016.02.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnhealthy alcohol useAlcohol useSymptom-triggered approachAlcohol use disorderAlcohol withdrawalAppropriate treatmentRoutine screeningPatient motivationUse disordersBrief interventionHazardous drinkingBehavioral therapyHeavy drinkingPatientsRobust dataBehavioral changesDrinkingTwelve-step programsMedicationsTherapyBenzodiazepinesAbstinence