2019
High-dose prescribed opioids are associated with increased risk of heroin use among United States military veterans.
Banerjee G, Edelman EJ, Barry DT, Crystal S, Gordon KS, Gordon AJ, Gaither JR, Green TC, Kerns RD, Manhapra A, Moore BA, Fiellin DA, Marshall BDL. High-dose prescribed opioids are associated with increased risk of heroin use among United States military veterans. Pain 2019, 160: 2126-2135. PMID: 31145217, PMCID: PMC6699915, DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001606.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-dose opioid prescriptionsOpioid prescriptionsHeroin useCohort studyPrior receiptHepatitis C virus (HCV) infection statusLong-term opioid prescriptionsPast-year heroin useVeterans Aging Cohort StudyHigh-dose opioidsOpioid-prescribing patternsProspective cohort studyAging Cohort StudyOpioid use disorderCurrent national guidelinesUnhealthy alcohol useUnited States veteransUnited States military veteransVirus infection statusPosttraumatic stress disorderOpioid receiptPrescribed opioidsPain interferenceCox regressionStates veterans
2009
Discontinuing postmenopausal hormone therapy
Haskell SG, Bean-Mayberry B, Gordon K. Discontinuing postmenopausal hormone therapy. Menopause The Journal Of The North American Menopause Society 2009, 16: 494-499. PMID: 19182695, DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31818fbff5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMenopausal symptomsFemale veteransVA Pharmacy Benefits Management databaseVitamin EPharmacy Benefits Management databaseCurrent evidence-based guidelinesVeterans Affairs Healthcare SystemMenopausal symptom scoresPostmenopausal hormone therapyEvidence-based guidelinesUse of yogaDiscontinuation strategiesHormone therapyHT useSymptom scoresLess smokingHealth factorsMultivariate analysisSignificant associationYounger ageSymptomsBivariate analysisDietary supplementsMedian yearsHealthcare system