2024
Integrating methadone into primary care settings in Ukraine: effects on provider stigma and knowledge
Bromberg D, Machavariani E, Madden L, Dumchev K, LaMonaca K, Earnshaw V, Pykalo I, Filippovych M, Haddad M, Dvoriak S, Altice F. Integrating methadone into primary care settings in Ukraine: effects on provider stigma and knowledge. Journal Of The International AIDS Society 2024, 27: e26202. PMID: 38379179, PMCID: PMC10879646, DOI: 10.1002/jia2.26202.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care clinicsStigma reduction interventionsOpioid agonist therapyClinicians' attitudesStigma constructsHIV preventionReduction interventionsEvidence-based HIV preventionCluster randomized controlled trialEvidence-based carePrimary care settingIntegrated care sitesDirect providersRandomized controlled trialsProvider stigmaCare clinicsCare sitesHIV careCare settingsHealth outcomesClinical staffSubstance use disordersLinear mixed-effects modelsTreatment continuumImprove attitudes
2023
A National Study of Homelessness, Social Determinants of Health, and Treatment Engagement Among Outpatient Medication for Opioid Use Disorder-Seeking Individuals in the United States
Gazzola M, Carmichael I, Christian N, Zheng X, Madden L, Barry D. A National Study of Homelessness, Social Determinants of Health, and Treatment Engagement Among Outpatient Medication for Opioid Use Disorder-Seeking Individuals in the United States. Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2023, 44: 62-72. PMID: 37226909, DOI: 10.1177/08897077231167291.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderUse disordersClinical characteristicsTreatment completionTreatment engagementTreatment Episodes Dataset-DischargesSocial determinantsLogistic regression modelsImportant social determinantOutpatient medicationsTreatment discontinuationIndependent predictorsCare treatmentTreatment episodesTreatment enrollmentMedical conditionsSDoH variablesHealth outcomesTreatment lengthGreater social vulnerabilityTreatment entryMOUDVulnerable populationsPoor engagementMedications
2022
Pregnant Women and Opioid Use Disorder: Examining the Legal Landscape for Controlling Women's Reproductive Health.
Madden L, Oliva J, Eller A, DiDomizio E, Roosa M, Blanchard L, Kil N, Altice F, Johnson K. Pregnant Women and Opioid Use Disorder: Examining the Legal Landscape for Controlling Women's Reproductive Health. American Journal Of Law & Medicine 2022, 48: 209-222. PMID: 36715261, DOI: 10.1017/amj.2022.26.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderReproductive healthPregnant womenUse disordersPregnant women's useEvidence-based treatmentsReproductive health outcomesWomen's reproductive healthIntersection of HIVSystems of careHealth care choicesPostpartum womenChild healthTreatment policyUnintentional pregnancyHealth outcomesLarger studyWomenTransactional sexCare choicesMinority womenOutcomesOUDWomen's useDisorders
2018
Concurrent drug injection during opioid agonist treatment among people who inject drugs in Ukraine
Makarenko I, Mazhnaya A, Marcus R, Pykalo I, Madden L, Filippovich S, Dvoriak S, Altice FL. Concurrent drug injection during opioid agonist treatment among people who inject drugs in Ukraine. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2018, 87: 1-8. PMID: 29471921, PMCID: PMC5826566, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2018.01.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid agonist treatmentMethadone maintenance treatmentConcurrent illicit drug useOAT patientsIllicit drug useDrug injectionDrug useAgonist treatmentUse disordersMultivariable logistic regressionConcurrent drug useOngoing drug usePolysubstance use disorderAlcohol use disorderMaintenance treatmentIndependent correlatesBMT programSevere opioidDrug injectingPatientsHealth outcomesTreatment dropoutAlcohol dependenceInjection initiationYounger age