Substance, use in relation to COVID-19: a sco** review

N Kumar, K Janmohamed, K Nyhan, SS Martins… - Addictive …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background We conducted a sco** review focused on various forms of substance use
amid the pandemic, looking at both the impact of substance use on COVID-19 infection …

Endogenous opiates and behavior: 2022

RJ Bodnar - Peptides, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper is the forty-fifth consecutive installment of the annual anthological review of
research concerning the endogenous opioid system, summarizing articles published during …

Unintentional drug overdose: Is more frequent use of non-prescribed buprenorphine associated with lower risk of overdose?

RG Carlson, R Daniulaityte, SM Silverstein… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Unintentional drug overdoses have reached epidemic levels in the US This
study tests the hypothesis that people who have used non-prescribed buprenorphine more …

Intersecting substance use treatment and harm reduction services: exploring the characteristics and service needs of a community-based sample of people who use …

N Krawczyk, ST Allen, KE Schneider, K Solomon… - Harm reduction …, 2022 - Springer
Background Substance use treatment and harm reduction services are essential
components of comprehensive strategies for reducing the harms of drug use and overdose …

[HTML][HTML] Lay knowledge and practices of methamphetamine use to manage opioid-related overdose risks

R Daniulaityte, SM Silverstein, K Getz… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Aim Methamphetamine use has increased among individuals with opioid use disorder. The
key aims of this study are to detail and contextualise lay knowledge, attitudes, and …

A qualitative study of patient experiences with telemedicine opioid use disorder treatment during COVID-19

R Lockard, KC Priest, J Gregg… - Substance …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The drug-related overdose crisis worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Recent drug policy changes to increase access to medications for opioid use disorder …

Methamphetamine use and its correlates among individuals with opioid use disorder in a Midwestern US city

R Daniulaityte, SM Silverstein, TN Crawford… - Substance Use & …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Background: US is experiencing a surging trend of methamphetamine use among
individuals who use opioids. More research is needed to characterize this emerging “twin …

Down the drain: Reconsidering routine urine drug testing during the COVID-19 pandemic

JD Pytell, DA Rastegar - Journal of substance abuse treatment, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic and the move to telemedicine for office-based opioid treatment
have made the practice of routine urine drug tests (UDT) obsolete. In this commentary we …

Examining factors that shape use and access to diverted prescription opioids during an overdose crisis: A qualitative study in Vancouver, Canada

G Bardwell, A Ivsins, ME Socías, T Kerr - Journal of Substance Abuse …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective Prescription opioid (PO) diversion is widely regarded as a driver of overdose
mortality. However, less is known about the rationale for using diverted POs during an …

“It's Crazy What Meth Can Help You Do”: Lay Beliefs, Practices, and Experiences of Using Methamphetamine to Self-Treat Symptoms of Opioid Withdrawal

SM Silverstein, R Daniulaityte, K Getz… - Substance Use & …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background Across the US, methamphetamine use is expanding among people who use
illicit opioids (PWUIO). Motives for methamphetamine use must be contextualized within the …