2017
Past‐year Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Opioid Prescriptions and Self‐reported Opioid Use in an Emergency Department Population With Opioid Use Disorder
Hawk K, D'Onofrio G, Fiellin DA, Chawarski MC, O'Connor PG, Owens PH, Pantalon MV, Bernstein SL. Past‐year Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Opioid Prescriptions and Self‐reported Opioid Use in an Emergency Department Population With Opioid Use Disorder. Academic Emergency Medicine 2017, 25: 508-516. PMID: 29165853, PMCID: PMC5963969, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13352.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrescription drug monitoring programsOpioid use disorderNonmedical prescription opioid usePrescription opioid useAberrant drug-related behaviorsOpioid useOpioid prescriptionsUse disordersED patientsDrug-related behaviorsPrescription recordsState prescription drug monitoring programStatistical Manual IV criteriaNonmedical opioid useRandomized clinical trialsEmergency department assessmentEmergency department populationDrug monitoring programsCharacteristics of participantsUrban EDOpioid dependencePrescription opioidsPDMP dataTreatment trialsClinical historyEmergency Department-Initiated Buprenorphine for Opioid Dependence with Continuation in Primary Care: Outcomes During and After Intervention
D’Onofrio G, Chawarski MC, O’Connor P, Pantalon MV, Busch SH, Owens PH, Hawk K, Bernstein SL, Fiellin DA. Emergency Department-Initiated Buprenorphine for Opioid Dependence with Continuation in Primary Care: Outcomes During and After Intervention. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2017, 32: 660-666. PMID: 28194688, PMCID: PMC5442013, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-017-3993-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIllicit opioid useOpioid usePrimary careHIV riskBrief interventionAddiction treatmentBuprenorphine groupEmergency Department-Initiated BuprenorphineCohort of patientsLong-term followLong-term outcomesFormal addiction treatmentSignificant differencesMain MeasuresSelfStudy entryUrine toxicologyBuprenorphine/Opioid dependenceED interventionsUrine resultsBuprenorphineTreatment engagementDrug useReferralPatients
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