2017
Cost‐effectiveness of emergency department‐initiated treatment for opioid dependence
Busch SH, Fiellin DA, Chawarski MC, Owens PH, Pantalon MV, Hawk K, Bernstein SL, O'Connor PG, D'Onofrio G. Cost‐effectiveness of emergency department‐initiated treatment for opioid dependence. Addiction 2017, 112: 2002-2010. PMID: 28815789, PMCID: PMC5657503, DOI: 10.1111/add.13900.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCost-effectiveness acceptability curvesOpioid dependenceCommunity-based treatmentBrief interventionAcceptability curvesPast weekHealth care system costsHealth care system perspectiveAddiction treatmentOpioid-dependent patientsPatient time costsHealth care useFormal addiction treatmentBuprenorphine treatmentUrban EDEmergency departmentPrimary carePatient engagementTreatment engagementPatientsReferralSecondary analysisBuprenorphineNumber of daysIntervention
2013
Impulsivity, cognitive function, and their relationship in heroin-dependent individuals
Zeng H, Lee TM, Waters JH, So KF, Sham PC, Schottenfeld RS, Marienfeld C, Chawarski MC. Impulsivity, cognitive function, and their relationship in heroin-dependent individuals. Journal Of Clinical And Experimental Neuropsychology 2013, 35: 897-905. PMID: 24040894, DOI: 10.1080/13803395.2013.828022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive functionAbstinent heroin-dependent individualsHeroin-dependent individualsSelf-reported impulsivitySelf-report measuresCognitive abilitiesMotor impulsivityImpulsivityExperience seekingComputerized assessmentMixed evidenceHeroin dependenceIndividualsFunctional weaknessDistractibilityMemorySeekingTherapeutic interventionsInterventionImplicationsMeasuresAbilityRelationshipDecisions
2011
Costs of Addressing Heroin Addiction in Malaysia and 32 Comparable Countries Worldwide
Ruger JP, Chawarski M, Mazlan M, Luekens C, Ng N, Schottenfeld R. Costs of Addressing Heroin Addiction in Malaysia and 32 Comparable Countries Worldwide. Health Services Research 2011, 47: 865-887. PMID: 22091732, PMCID: PMC3419893, DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2011.01335.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBuprenorphine treatmentOpioid dependence treatmentBlood testingDependence treatmentHeroin addictionHealth systemOpiate usersSimilar interventionsIncremental costLao People's Democratic RepublicPatientsHeroin problemTreatmentGreater percentagePeople's Democratic RepublicInterventionDemocratic RepublicMedicationsBuprenorphineNaltrexoneRCTs