2023
Mortality, incarceration and cost implications of fentanyl felonization laws: A modeling study
Savinkina A, Jurecka C, Gonsalves G, Barocas J. Mortality, incarceration and cost implications of fentanyl felonization laws: A modeling study. International Journal Of Drug Policy 2023, 121: 104175. PMID: 37729682, PMCID: PMC10840895, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104175.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Long-term Infective Endocarditis Mortality Associated With Injection Opioid Use in the United States: A Modeling Study
Barocas JA, Yazdi G, Savinkina A, Nolen S, Savitzky C, Samet JH, Englander H, Linas BP. Long-term Infective Endocarditis Mortality Associated With Injection Opioid Use in the United States: A Modeling Study. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2020, 73: e3661-e3669. PMID: 32901815, PMCID: PMC8662770, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1346.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection opioid useRisk of deathAge 60 yearsOpioid useInfective endocarditisOpioid epidemicMortality rateUS opioid epidemicSyringe services programLow-risk techniqueProbability of deathHarm reduction approachAttributable fractionRisk groupsNatural historyInjection behaviorModel-generated estimatesDeathOpioidsSignificant increaseInjection frequencyUnited StatesMortalityRiskEpidemic