Publications

Abuse Deterrent Opioids: A Survey of Physician Beliefs, Behaviors, and Psychology

The purpose of this project was to evaluate beliefs and behaviors pertaining to abuse-deterrent opioids (ADFs). Objective: The objective of our study was to assess physician experiences with prescribing ADF… read more

Impacts of Initial Prescription Length and Prescribing Limits on Risk of Prolonged Postsurgical Opioid Use

In response to concerns about opioid addiction following surgery, many states have implemented laws capping the days supplied for initial postoperative prescriptions. However, few studies have examined changes in the… read more

Drug Checking for Novel Insights into the Unregulated Drug Supply

Tobias et al. (Am J Epidemiol. 2022;191 (2):241–247) present a novel analysis of time trends in fentanyl concentrations in the unregulated drug supply in British Columbia, Canada. The preexisting knowledge… read more

Research Led by People Who Use Drugs: Centering the Expertise of Lived Experience

Research collaborations between people who use drugs (PWUD) and researchers are largely underutilized, despite the long history of successful, community-led harm reduction interventions and growing health disparities experienced by PWUD.… read more

Treatment Experiences for Skin and Soft Tissue Infections Among Participants of Syringe Service Programs in North Carolina

The objective of this study was to examine SSTI treatment experiences among people utilizing services from syringe services programs. Introduction: Bacterial and fungal infections, such as skin and soft tissue… read more

Sociodemographic and Clinical Predictors of Prescription Opioid Use in a Longitudinal Community-Based Cohort Study of Middle-Aged and Older Adults

This work focuses on identifying factors associated with opioid use in middle-aged and older adults is a fundamental step in the mitigation of potentially unnecessary opioid consumption and opioid-related harms.… read more

Trends in Drug Overdose Mortality Rates in Kentucky, 2019-2020

In April 2020, early signals from emergency medical services data raised concerns for increasing numbers of drug overdoses during the emerging COVID-19 pandemic in Kentucky.1 Subsequently, provisional national data for… read more

Association Between Statewide Opioid Prescribing Interventions and Opioid Prescribing Patterns in North Carolina, 2006–2018

This work examines the impact of three sequential statewide policy and legislative interventions on opioid prescribing practices among privately insured individuals in North Carolina. Methods: An interrupted time series approach… read more

Day-of-Surgery Gabapentinoids and Prolonged Opioid Use: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Medicare Patients Using Electronic Health Records

While preoperative gabapentinoids are commonly used in surgical multimodal analgesia protocols, little is known regarding the effects this therapy has on prolonged postsurgical opioid use. In this observational study, we… read more

Four Definitional Variants Inhibit Clinical Interpretation of Morphine Equivalence

Morphine-standardized doses are used in clinical practice and research to account for molecular potency. Ninety milligrams of morphine equivalents (MME) per day are considered a “high dose” risk threshold in… read more

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