2017
Psychiatric symptoms, quality of life, and HIV status among people using opioids in Saint Petersburg, Russia
Desrosiers A, Blokhina E, Krupitsky E, Zvartau E, Schottenfeld R, Chawarski M. Psychiatric symptoms, quality of life, and HIV status among people using opioids in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2017, 172: 60-65. PMID: 28130990, PMCID: PMC5408353, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.12.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality of lifeOpioid use disorderPsychiatric symptomsUse disordersCo-occurring opioid use disordersBaseline psychiatric symptomsPsychiatric symptom presentationsWorld Health Organization QualityPsychiatric symptom profilesRandomized clinical trialsHealth Organization QualityPsychiatric symptom levelsLife indicatorsHIV individualsHIV infectionNaltrexone treatmentHIV statusBrief Symptom InventoryOutpatient treatmentClinical trialsDrug treatmentLife-BREFBSI anxietyOrganization QualitySymptom profiles
2007
Utility of sweat patch testing for drug use monitoring in outpatient treatment for opiate dependence
Chawarski MC, Fiellin DA, O'Connor PG, Bernard M, Schottenfeld RS. Utility of sweat patch testing for drug use monitoring in outpatient treatment for opiate dependence. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2007, 33: 411-415. PMID: 17512157, PMCID: PMC3632440, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2007.03.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOutpatient clinical settingPatch testingDrug useClinical settingSweat testingEfficacy of buprenorphinePrimary care settingRandomized clinical trialsSelf-reported drug usePositive urine resultsSweat test resultsDrug use monitoringUrine toxicologyOpioid dependenceOutpatient treatmentUrine testingClinical trialsCare settingsOpiate useOpiate dependenceUrine resultsStudy participantsLevel of agreementToxicology testsLow acceptability