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Smith JJ, Noonan M, Johnson CE, Humphreys K, Gupta R. Potential health impacts of comprehensive access to opioid use disorder treatment in United States correctional facilities: A synthetic analysis. Addiction (Abingdon, England). 2025 Nov 3 DOI: 10.1111/add.70170.
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Haskins C, Amspoker AB, Walder A, Hogan J, Ecker A, Lindsay J, Shore J. Telehealth Buprenorphine Initiation for Opioid Use Disorder Among American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans, April 2017-March 2023. Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association. 2025 Jul 10 DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2025.0038.
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Scorsone KL, Nunnery MA, Calder S, Danner A, Hawkins EJ, Gordon AJ, Frank JW. Insights Into Recovery: A Qualitative Analysis of Primary Care Provider Perspectives on Treating Veterans With Opioid Use Disorder in the VA Primary Care Setting. Substance use & addiction journal. 2025 Jul 1; 46(3):633-642, DOI: 10.1177/29767342251320450.
Bin Noor N, Pro G, Acharya M, Eswaran H, Hayes CJ. Association between different modalities of opioid use disorder-related care delivery and opioid use disorder-related patient outcomes: A retrospective cohort study. Addictive behaviors reports. 2025 Jun 1; 21:100588.
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DiPiro ND, Dismuke-Greer CE, Krause JS. Self-reported benzodiazepine use among adults with chronic spinal cord injury in the southeastern USA: associations with demographic, injury, and opioid use characteristics. Spinal Cord. 2024 Nov 1; 62(11):667-673.
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Williams EC, Matson TE, Hallgren KA, Oliver M, Wang X, Bradley KA. Assessing Substance Use Disorder Symptoms with a Checklist among Primary Care Patients with Opioid Use Disorder and/or Long-Term Opioid Treatment: An Observational Study. Journal of general internal medicine. 2024 Jul 1.
Frost MC, Coughlin LN, Zhang L, Lin LA. Comparison of Treatment Receipt and Hospitalization Among Patients With Stimulant Use Disorder and/or Opioid Use Disorder in the Veterans Health Administration. Journal of addiction medicine. 2024 Sep 1; 18(5):561-566.
Jaffe K, Patel S, Chen L, Slat S, Bohnert A, Lagisetty P. Impact of Perceived Access and Treatment Knowledge on Medication Preferences for Opioid Use Disorder. Substance use & addiction journal. 2024 Oct 1; 45(4):706-715, DOI: 10.1177/29767342241254591.
Eckhardt A, Waller DE, Shull S, Lovejoy TI, Morasco BJ, Gordon AJ, Wyse JJ. "They Ask Questions, But They Don't Want the Answers"-Perceptions of Clinical Communication Among Veterans Discontinuing Buprenorphine for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder. Substance use & addiction journal. 2024 May 20; 29767342241251761.
Jaffe K, Slat S, Chen L, Macleod C, Bohnert A, Lagisetty P. Perceptions around medications for opioid use disorder among a diverse sample of U.S. adults. [Letter to the Editor]. Journal of substance use and addiction treatment. 2024 May 2; 209361.
Lewis KN, Zhang D, Corrales G, Eswaran H, Hayes CJ, Gressler LE. Telehealth Utilization for Opioid Use Disorder: A Nationwide Analysis Before and After the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Declaration. Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association. 2024 Apr 15.
Bergman AA, Oberman RS, Taylor SL, Kranke B, Chang ET. Prescribing and Acceptance of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in VA Primary Care: Veteran and Provider Perspectives. Journal of general internal medicine. 2024 Apr 8.
Krause JS, Dismuke-Greer CE, DiPiro ND, Clark JMR, Laursen-Roesler J. Relationships of Self-reported Opioid Use and Misuse and Pain Severity With Probable Major Depression Among Participants With Spinal Cord Injury. Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation. 2024 Aug 1; 105(8):1506-1512.
Qian G, Humphreys K, Goldhaber-Fiebert JD, Brandeau ML. Estimated effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of opioid use disorder treatment under proposed U.S. regulatory relaxations: A model-based analysis. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2024 Mar 1; 256:111112.
Resnick A, Bergman AA, Oberman RS, Taylor SL, Chuang E, Cummings KM, Chang ET. Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Use of Complementary and Integrative Health Therapies for Veterans with Opioid Use Disorder in the Veterans Health Administration. OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine. 2024 Jan 31; 9(1):doi:10.21926/obm.icm.2401012.
Watson DP, Tillson M, Taylor L, Xu H, Ouyang F, Beaudoin FL, O'Donnell D, McGuire AB. Results From the POINT Pragmatic Randomized Trial: An Emergency Department-Based Peer Support Specialist Intervention to Increase Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Linkage and Reduce Recurrent Overdose. Substance use & addiction journal. 2024 Jul 1; 45(3):378-389.
Gibbons JB, McCullough JS, Zivin K, Brown ZY, Norton EC. Racial and ethnic disparities in medication for opioid use disorder access, use, and treatment outcomes in Medicare. Journal of substance use and addiction treatment. 2024 Feb 1; 157:209271.
Drexler K, Edens EL, Trafton JA, Compton WM. In the balance: No new diagnosis needed in addition to opioid use disorder to study harms associated with long-term opioid therapy. Addiction (Abingdon, England). 2024 Jan 1; 119(1):6-8.
Frost MC, Malte CA, Hawkins EJ, Glass JE, Hallgren KA, Williams EC. Impact of an intervention to implement provision of opioid use disorder medication among patients with and without co-occurring substance use disorders. Journal of substance use and addiction treatment. 2023 Sep 24; 209175.
Roberts E, Humphreys K. Does the advent of depot therapy represent a step change in our understanding of opioid use disorder and its treatment? Drug and Alcohol Review. 2024 Jan 1; 43(1):261-264.
Frost MC, Hawkins EJ, Glass JE, Hallgren KA, Williams EC. Associations Between Distinct Co-occurring Substance Use Disorders and Receipt of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in the Veterans Health Administration. Journal of addiction medicine. 2023 May 1; 17(3):278-285.
Thakrar AP, Pytell JD, Stoller KB, Walters V, Weiss RD, Chander G. Transitioning off methadone: A qualitative study exploring why patients discontinue methadone treatment for opioid use disorder. Journal of substance use and addiction treatment. 2023 Jul 1; 150:209055.
Bounthavong M. Is Providing Medications for Opioid Use Disorder to Incarcerated Individuals a Cost-effective Strategy? JAMA Network Open. 2023 Apr 3; 6(4):e237001.
Watson DP, Phalen P, Medcalf S, Messmer S, McGuire A. Evaluation of post-discharge engagement for emergency department patients with opioid use history who received telehealth recovery coaching services. Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy. 2023 Feb 11; 18(1):9.
Bray BC, Watson DP, Salisbury-Afshar E, Taylor L, McGuire A. Patterns of opioid use behaviors among patients seen in the emergency department: Latent class analysis of baseline data from the POINT pragmatic trial. Journal of substance use and addiction treatment. 2023 Mar 1; 146:208979.
Auty SG, Barr KD, Frakt AB, Garrido MM, Strombotne KL. Effect of a Veterans Health Administration mandate to case review patients with opioid prescriptions on mortality among patients with opioid use disorder: a secondary analysis of the STORM randomized control trial. Addiction (Abingdon, England). 2023 May 1; 118(5):870-879.
Gibbons JB, McCullough JS, Zivin K, Brown ZY, Norton EC. Association Between Buprenorphine Treatment Gaps, Opioid Overdose, and Health Care Spending in US Medicare Beneficiaries With Opioid Use Disorder. JAMA psychiatry. 2022 Dec 1; 79(12):1173-1179.
Hsiao JJ, Celedon MA, Basrai ZI, Sasson C, Cordasco KM. Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Program in a VA Emergency Department. MDEdge: Federal Practioner [Internet]. 2022 Oct 20:(MDedge):258618. Available from: https://www.mdedge.com/fedprac/article/258618/addiction-medicine/medications-opioid-use-disorder-program-va-emergency.
Frost MC, Zhang L, Kim HM, Lin LA. Use of and Retention on Video, Telephone, and In-Person Buprenorphine Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Network Open. 2022 Oct 3; 5(10):e2236298.
Epperson MV, VanHorn A, Kim HM, Kim JC, Zopf D. Pain management after microtia repair with costal cartilage: De-escalation and opioid use reduction. International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology. 2022 Oct 1; 161:111270.
Mosher H. Treating hospitalized people who have opioid use disorder: Coming to consensus. Journal of hospital medicine. 2022 Sep 1; 17(9):774-775.
Lin LA, Zhang L, Kim HM, Frost MC. Impact of COVID-19 Telehealth Policy Changes on Buprenorphine Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder. The American journal of psychiatry. 2022 Oct 1; 179(10):740-747.
Lin LA, Powell VD, Macleod C, Bohnert ASB, Lagisetty P. Factors associated with clinician treatment recommendations for patients with a new diagnosis of opioid use disorder. Journal of substance abuse treatment. 2022 Oct 1; 141:108827.
Zaller N, Gardner A, Borders T, Drummond KL. A Qualitative Exploration of Primary Care Practitioner Views About Training to Treat Opioid Use Disorder. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2022 Apr 15; http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4078644.
Pickard JG, van den Berk-Clark C, Matthieu MM. Association of Medication-Assisted Treatment and Age With Treatment Completion Among Veterans Seeking Non-VA Treatment for Opioid use Disorder at Non-Veterans Health Administration Facilities. Military medicine. 2022 Mar 28; 187(3-4):504-512.
Bicket MC, Lin LA, Waljee J. New Persistent Opioid Use After Surgery: A Risk Factor for Opioid Use Disorder? Annals of surgery. 2022 Feb 1; 275(2):e288-e289.
Kramer JR, Puenpatom A, Cao Y, Yu X, El-Serag HB, Kanwal F. Treatment of hepatitis C virus infection in people with opioid use disorder: a real-world study of elbasvir/grazoprevir in a US Department of Veterans Affairs population. The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse. 2022 Jul 4; 48(4):445-453.
Rubin JB, Lai JC, Leonard S, Seal K, Hoggatt KJ, Keyhani S. Long-Term Opioid Use Among Veterans with Cirrhosis: High-Dose Prescriptions in an Exceedingly High-Risk Population. Journal of general internal medicine. 2022 Sep 1; 37(12):3205-3207.
Incze MA, Kelley AT, Gordon AJ. Champions Among Us: Leading Primary Care to the Forefront of Opioid Use Disorder Treatment. Journal of general internal medicine. 2022 May 1; 37(7):1771-1773.
Frank CJ, Lin LA. Defining and supporting high-quality telehealth for patients with opioid use disorder: The promise and potential pitfalls of telehealth expansion. Substance Abuse. 2022 Jan 1; 43(1):1370-1373.
Priest KC, King CA, Englander H, Lovejoy TI, McCarty D. Differences in the delivery of medications for opioid use disorder during hospitalization by racial categories: A retrospective cohort analysis. Substance Abuse. 2022 Jan 1; 43(1):1251-1259.
Hagan S, Achtmeyer CE, Hood C, Hawkins EJ, Williams EC. Opioid use disorder from poppy seed tea successfully treated with buprenorphine in primary care: a case report. Addiction science & clinical practice. 2021 Dec 3; 16(1):71.
Han BH, Tuazon E, Y Wei M, Paone D. Multimorbidity and Inpatient Utilization Among Older Adults with Opioid Use Disorder in New York City. Journal of general internal medicine. 2022 May 1; 37(7):1634-1640.
Frost MC, Lampert H, Tsui JI, Iles-Shih MD, Williams EC. The impact of methamphetamine/amphetamine use on receipt and outcomes of medications for opioid use disorder: a systematic review. Addiction science & clinical practice. 2021 Oct 11; 16(1):62.
Kiang MV, Barnett ML, Wakeman SE, Humphreys K, Tsai AC. Robustness of estimated access to opioid use disorder treatment providers in rural vs. urban areas of the United States. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2021 Nov 1; 228:109081.
Kelley AT, Dungan MT, Gordon AJ. Barriers and Facilitators to Buprenorphine Prescribing for Opioid Use Disorder in the Veterans Health Administration During COVID-19. Journal of addiction medicine. 2021 Sep 1; 15(5):439-440.
Ching JH, Owens DK, Trafton JA, Goldhaber-Fiebert JD, Salomon JA. Impact of treatment duration on mortality among Veterans with opioid use disorder in the United States Veterans Health Administration. Addiction (Abingdon, England). 2021 Dec 1; 116(12):3494-3503.
Robles M, Mortazavi L, Vannerson J, Matthias MS. How a Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Curriculum Translates into Experiences and Internal Medicine Residents' Understanding of Patients with Opioid Use Disorder. Teaching and learning in medicine. 2021 May 11; 34(5):514-521.
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Moore MN, Wallace BI. Glucocorticoid and opioid use in rheumatoid arthritis management. Current opinion in rheumatology. 2021 May 1; 33(3):277-283.
DeRonne BM, Wong KR, Schultz E, Jones E, Krebs EE. Implementation of a pharmacist care manager model to expand availability of medications for opioid use disorder. American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. 2021 Feb 8; 78(4):354-359.
Incze MA, Kelley AT, Gordon AJ. Improving Opioid Use Disorder Treatment through Quality Assessment. Journal of general internal medicine. 2021 Sep 1; 36(9):2820-2822.
Khatri UG, Aronowitz SV. Considering the harms of our habits: The reflexive urine drug screen in opioid use disorder treatment. Journal of substance abuse treatment. 2021 Apr 1; 123:108258.
Mackey K, Veazie S, Anderson J, Bourne D, Peterson K. Barriers and Facilitators to the Use of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder: a Rapid Review. Journal of general internal medicine. 2020 Dec 1; 35(Suppl 3):954-963.
Priest KC, McCarty D, Lovejoy TI. Expanding Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder: Program and Policy Approaches from Outside the Veterans Health Administration. Journal of general internal medicine. 2020 Dec 1; 35(Suppl 3):886-890.
Veazie S, Mackey K, Peterson K, Bourne D. Managing Acute Pain in Patients Taking Medication for Opioid Use Disorder: a Rapid Review. Journal of general internal medicine. 2020 Dec 1; 35(Suppl 3):945-953.
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Hser YI, Mooney LJ. Integrating Telemedicine for Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Rural Primary Care: Beyond the COVID Pandemic. The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association. 2021 Jan 1; 37(1):246-248.
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Caulkins JP, Humphreys KN. Preventing opioid use and addiction: New thinking and the latest evidence. The Opioid Crisis In America: A paper series from the Foreign Policy and Global Economy & Development programs at Brookings [Internet]. 2020 Jun 22: Available from: Washington, DC.
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Hand Surgery Quality Consortium. Quality Measures to Reduce Opioid Use After Common Soft Tissue Hand and Wrist Procedures. The Journal of hand surgery. 2020 Jul 1; 45(7):582-588.e4.
Hadlandsmyth K, Mosher HJ, Vander Weg MW, O'Shea AM, McCoy KD, Lund BC. Utility of accumulated opioid supply days and individual patient factors in predicting probability of transitioning to long-term opioid use: An observational study in the Veterans Health Administration. Pharmacology research & perspectives. 2020 Apr 1; 8(2):e00571.
Moon AM, Jiang Y, Rogal SS, Becker J, Barritt AS. In inpatients with cirrhosis opioid use is common and associated with length of stay and persistent use post-discharge. PLoS ONE. 2020 Feb 26; 15(2):e0229497.
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Acharya M, Chopra D, Hayes CJ, Teeter B, Martin BC. Cost-Effectiveness of Intranasal Naloxone Distribution to High-Risk Prescription Opioid Users. Value in health : the journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research. 2020 Apr 1; 23(4):451-460.
Frank JW, Binswanger IA. Commentary on Rhee & Rosenheck (2019): Buprenorphine prescribing for opioid use disorder in medical practice - can office-based out-patient care address the opiate crisis in the United States?. [Letter to the Editor]. Addiction (Abingdon, England). 2020 Apr 1; 115(4):786-787.
Cochran G, Bruneau J, Cox N, Gordon AJ. Medication treatment for opioid use disorder and community pharmacy: Expanding care during a national epidemic and global pandemic. Substance Abuse. 2020 Jan 1; 41(3):269-274.
Turvey CL, Lund BC, Jones D, Arndt S. Community Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders in Urban and Rural Veterans. The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association. 2020 Mar 1; 36(2):167-176.
Krause JS, Dismuke-Greer CE, Reed KS, Li C. Employment status, hours working, and gainful earnings after spinal cord injury: relationship with pain, prescription medications for pain, and nonprescription opioid use. Spinal Cord. 2020 Mar 1; 58(3):275-283.
Mooney LJ, Valdez J, Cousins SJ, Yoo C, Zhu Y, Hser YI. Patient decision aid for medication treatment for opioid use disorder (PtDA-MOUD): Rationale, methodology, and preliminary results. Journal of substance abuse treatment. 2020 Jan 1; 108:115-122.
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Gonzales-Castaneda R, Mooney LJ, Rawson RA. Medications for Maintenance Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder in Adolescents: A Narrative Review and Assessment of Clinical Benefits and Potential Risks, Offering a Public Health Perspective-A Commentary on Camenga et al. Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs. 2019 Jul 1; 80(4):403-405.
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Shah A, Hayes CJ, Lakkad M, Martin BC. Impact of Medical Marijuana Legalization on Opioid Use, Chronic Opioid Use, and High-risk Opioid Use. Journal of general internal medicine. 2019 Aug 1; 34(8):1419-1426.
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Hayes CJ, Payakachat N, Li C. Evaluation of opioid use among patients with back disorders and arthritis. Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation. 2018 Nov 1; 27(11):3021-3035.
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Krebs EE, Kroenke K, Wu J, Bair MJ, Yu Z. Baseline opioid use as a predictor of telecare collaborative pain management outcomes. Poster session presented at: Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting; 2015 Apr 23; Toronto, Canada.
Bohnert AS. Preventing prescription opioid overdoses: Changing prescribing practices and patients’ risky opioid use. Paper presented at: VA VISN 11 Opioid Safety Initiative and Pain Management Seminar; 2015 Apr 22; Fort Wayne, IN.
Bohnert AS. Preventing prescription opioid overdoses: Changing prescribing practices and patients’ risky opioid use. Paper presented at: VA Palo Alto Center for Innovation to Implementation Seminar Series; 2015 Apr 20; Palo Alto, CA.
Bohnert AS. Preventing prescription opioid overdoses: Changing prescribing practices and patients’ risky opioid use. Paper presented at: Kaiser Permanente Division of Research Annual Meeting; 2015 Apr 16; San Francisco, CA.
Finlay AK, Binswanger I, Frayne SM, Harris A. Receipt of pharmacotherapy for opioid use disorder: Comparing justice-involved Veterans with other Veterans. Presented at: Academic and Health Policy Conference on Correctional Health; 2015 Mar 19; Boston, MA.
Becker WC, Ganoczy D, Fiellin DA, Bohnert AS. Buprenorphine/Naloxone dose and pain intensity among individuals initiating treatment for opioid use disorder. Journal of substance abuse treatment. 2015 Jan 1; 48(1):128-31.
Gordon AJ, Jenkins JA. The Time Is Now: The Role of Pharmacotherapies in Expanding Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder. [Editorial]. Substance Abuse. 2015 Jan 1; 36(2):127-8.
Lewis ET. What we know about opioid adherence might surprise you: findings from a qualitative study of opioid use behaviors. HSR&D Spotlight on Pain Management. [Cyberseminar]. 2014 Nov 4.
Morasco BJ, O'Hearn D, Turk DC, Dobscha SK. Associations between prescription opioid use and sleep impairment among veterans with chronic pain. Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.). 2014 Nov 1; 15(11):1902-10.
Park TW, Friedmann PD. Medications for addiction treatment: an opportunity for prescribing clinicians to facilitate remission from alcohol and opioid use disorders. Rhode Island medical journal. 2014 Oct 1; 97(10):20-4.
Becker WC, Ganoczy D, Fiellin DA, Bohnert AS. Buprenorphine/naloxone dose and pain intensity among individuals initiating treatment for opioid use disorder. Poster session presented at: College on Problems of Drug Dependence Annual Meeting; 2014 Jun 19; San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Stein BD, Gordon AJ, Dick A, Burns RM, Pacula R, Farmer C, Leslie D. Physician supply for the treatment of opioid use disorders: the influence of state policies. Poster session presented at: College on Problems of Drug Dependence Annual Meeting; 2014 Jun 16; San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Krein SL, Bohnert AS, Kim M, Harris ME, Richardson CR. Opioid Use and Walking Among Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain. Poster session presented at: AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting; 2014 Jun 10; San Diego, CA.
Hudson TJ, Martin BC, Sullivan M, Fortney JC, Austen MA, Williams S, Edlund MJ. Population-level analysis of opioid use among Veterans. Poster session presented at: Association for Clinical Research Training / Society for Clinical and Translational Science / American Federation for Medical Research Translational Science Meeting; 2014 Apr 11; Washington, DC.
Bonar EE, Ilgen MA, Walton M, Bohnert AS. Associations among pain, non-medical prescription opioid use, and drug overdose history. The American journal on addictions. 2014 Jan 1; 23(1):41-7.
Painter JT, Crofford LJ, Talbert J. Geographic variation of chronic opioid use in fibromyalgia. Poster session presented at: International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology Annual Conference; 2013 Nov 3; Washington, DC.
Hayes C, Phillips M, Martin BC, Bursac Z, Williams S, Hudson TJ. The influence of the propoxyphene withdrawal on opioid use and opioid related adverse events in Veterans. Paper presented at: Addiction Health Services Research Conference; 2013 Oct 25; Portland, OR.
Painter JT, Crofford LJ. Chronic opioid use in fibromyalgia syndrome: a clinical review. Journal of clinical rheumatology : practical reports on rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases. 2013 Mar 1; 19(2):72-7.
Painter JT, Crofford LJ, Talbert J. Geographic variation of chronic opioid use in fibromyalgia. Clinical therapeutics. 2013 Mar 1; 35(3):303-11.
Dobscha SK, Morasco BJ, Duckart JP, Macey T, Deyo RA. Correlates of prescription opioid initiation and long-term opioid use in veterans with persistent pain. The Clinical Journal of Pain. 2013 Feb 1; 29(2):102-8.
Dobscha SK. Critical Review of Recent Research Findings—Opioid Use and Misuse. Presented at: Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine Annual Meeting; 2012 Nov 15; Atlanta, GA.
Bohnert AS. Recent non-medical prescription opioid use among adult patients at an inner-city emergency department. Paper presented at: College on Problems of Drug Dependence Annual Meeting; 2012 Jun 11; Palm Springs, CA.
Skinner MA, Lewis ET, Trafton JA. Opioid use patterns and association with pain severity and mental health functioning in chronic pain patients. Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.). 2012 Apr 1; 13(4):507-17.
Macey TA, Morasco BJ, Duckart JP, Dobscha SK. Patterns and correlates of prescription opioid use in OEF/OIF veterans with chronic noncancer pain. Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.). 2011 Oct 1; 12(10):1502-9.
Awosika CO, Sanders SH, Clark ME, Banou E. The Effects of Opioid Use on Veterans with Primary Chronic Headaches Participating in Inpatient Chronic Pain Rehabilitation. Poster session presented at: American Headache Society Annual Meeting; 2011 Jun 4; Washington, DC.
Lewis ET, Trafton JA. Opioid use in primary care: asking the right questions. Current Pain and Headache Reports. 2011 Apr 1; 15(2):137-43.
Macey TA, Morasco BJ, Duckart JP, Dobscha SK. Patterns and Correlates of Prescription Opioid Use in OEF/OIF Veterans. Poster session presented at: VA National Pain Management Conference; 2011 Mar 2; Jacksonville, FL.
Friedly J, Nishio I, Bishop MJ, Maynard C. The relationship between repeated epidural steroid injections and subsequent opioid use and lumbar surgery. Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation. 2008 Jun 1; 89(6):1011-5.
Pletcher MJ, Kertesz SG, Sidney S, Kiefe CI, Hulley SB. Incidence and antecedents of nonmedical prescription opioid use in four US communities. The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) prospective cohort study. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2006 Nov 8; 85(2):171-6.
Sullivan MD, Edlund MJ, Zhang L, Unützer J, Wells KB. Association between mental health disorders, problem drug use, and regular prescription opioid use. Archives of internal medicine. 2006 Oct 23; 166(19):2087-93.
Fillingim RB, Doleys DM, Edwards RR, Lowery D. Clinical characteristics of chronic back pain as a function of gender and oral opioid use. Spine (Philadelphia, Pa. : 1986). 2003 Jan 15; 28(2):143-50.