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Ilgen M, Blow F, Piette JD, Goldstick J, Lewis M, Myers MG, Lin LA. Targeting pain to improve opioid use disorder treatment outcomes: Results of a randomized trial. Journal of substance use and addiction treatment. 2026 Aug 3; 191:210079, DOI: 10.1016/j.josat.2026.210079.
Vroom EB, Bolton CD, Finley EP, Potter JS. Reflections on the preparation, implementation, and sustainability of a virtual SUD clinic: A public health response to the opioid epidemic. Journal of substance use and addiction treatment. 2026 Jul 28; 210082, DOI: 10.1016/j.josat.2026.210082.
Menees SB, Lipson R, Saini SD, Waljee AK, Kurlander JE. A Retrospective Study of the Real-World Effectiveness of 8-L Polyethylene Glycol-Electrolyte Lavage Solution (PEG-ELS) Prep After Failure of Standard Prep. Journal of clinical gastroenterology. 2026 Jul 1; 60(6):532-537, DOI: 10.1097/MCG.0000000000002316.
Bollinger M, Thompson RG, Mancino MJ, Hasin DS, James GA. Geospatial ecological momentary assessment (GEMA) for opioid use disorder: Protocol for a just-in-time adaptive intervention. Journal of substance use and addiction treatment. 2026 Mar 18; 209946, DOI: 10.1016/j.josat.2026.209946.
Pleasant T, Ono S, Kansagara D, Lovejoy J, Lovejoy T, Wyse J. A qualitative study on cannabis use for harm reduction and pain among veterans enrolled in an SUD treatment program. Harm reduction journal. 2026 Feb 19; 23(1):DOI: 10.1186/s12954-026-01412-2.
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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Saloner B, Lagisetty P. The Opioid Crisis: Scaling Up Treatment And Harm Reduction Programs To Reach More People Who Would Benefit. Health affairs (Project Hope). 2025 Sep 1; 44(9):1034-1041, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2025.00340.
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.
Buys MJ, Anderson Z, Bayless K, Zhang C, Presson AP, Hales J, Brooke BS. Postsurgical opioid prescribing among veterans using community care for orthopedic surgery at non-VA hospitals compared to a VA hospital with a transitional pain service: a retrospective cohort study. Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. 2025 Jul 4; 50(7):531-537, DOI: 10.1136/rapm-2023-105162.
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Hagedorn HJ, Purcell N, DeRonne BM, Salameh H, Becker WC, Seal KH, Krebs EE. Incorporating Patient and Provider Voices into the Veterans Pain Care Organizational Improvement Comparative Effectiveness Study: Informing Future Implementation. Journal of general internal medicine. 2025 Dec 1; 40(16):3920-3932, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-025-09639-8.
Siantz E, Cabassa LJ, Gordon AJ. Promoting Health Equity Among People With Opioid Use Disorder and Serious Mental Illness Through the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program. Substance use : research and treatment. 2025 May 30; 19:29768357251342749, DOI: 10.1177/29768357251342749.
Ameral V, Hickey TR, Reilly ED, Patterson JA, Sofuoglu M. Pharmacological and behavioral pain treatment strategies for patients with opioid use disorder. Expert Opinion On Pharmacotherapy. 2025 Jun 1; 26(9):1041-1054, DOI: 10.1080/14656566.2025.2506688.
Shuman CJ, Zhang X, Hall SV, Tilea A, Clark SJ, Vance AJ, Courant A, Zivin K. Relationship between opioid use disorder during pregnancy, delivery-related outcomes, and healthcare utilization in Michigan Medicaid, 2012-2021. Journal of substance use and addiction treatment. 2025 Aug 1; 175:209720, DOI: 10.1016/j.josat.2025.209720.
Xue L, Yin R, Cole ES, Lo-Ciganic WH, Gellad WF, Donohue J, Tang L. Development and evaluation of a machine learning model to predict acute care for opioid use disorder among Medicaid enrollees engaged in a community-based treatment program. Addiction (Abingdon, England). 2025 Apr 29 DOI: 10.1111/add.70079.
Cleary EN, Rollins AL, McGuire AB, Myers LJ, Quinn PD. Buprenorphine discontinuation and utilization of psychosocial services: a national study in the Veterans Health Administration. Addiction science & clinical practice. 2025 Apr 16; 20(1):35, DOI: 10.1186/s13722-025-00562-1.
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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.
Bernstein EY, Fu CX, Ayanian JZ, Curto VE, Anderson TS, Landon BE. Association of Medicare Advantage vs Traditional Medicare with Clinical Outcomes Among Patients Hospitalized for Substance Use Disorders. Journal of general internal medicine. 2025 Sep 1; 40(12):2964-2972, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-025-09413-w.
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.
Auty SG, Frakt AB, Shafer PR, Stein MD, Gordon SH. Severe Maternal Morbidity Among Pregnant People With Opioid Use Disorder Enrolled in Medicaid. JAMA Network Open. 2025 Jan 2; 8(1):e2453303, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.53303.
Deem Bolton C, Finley EP, Karns-Wright T, Potter JS. Framework to Action: Developing and Implementing a Statewide Network to Expand Opioid Treatment Access Using SHIFT-Evidence in Texas. Substance use & addiction journal. 2025 Jul 1; 46(3):550-558, DOI: 10.1177/29767342241297435.
Vakkalanka JP, Lund BC, Arndt S, Carter KD, Carnahan R. The Association Between Telehealth Use During Buprenorphine Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder and Clinical Outcomes: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association. 2024 Nov 25.
Sung ML, León C, Reisman JI, Gordon KS, Kerns RD, Li W, Liu W, Mitra A, Yu H, Bec ker WC. Disparities in Receipt of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US Veterans Health Administration. Substance use & addiction journal. 2025 Apr 1; 46(2):369-376, DOI: 10.1177/29767342241293334.
Timko C, Lor MC, Kertesz S, Kroenke K, Macia K, Nevedal A, Hoggatt KJ. Management of patients at risk of harms from both continuing and discontinuing their long-term opioid therapy: A qualitative study to inform the gap in clinical practice guidelines. Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain. 2025 Jan 1; 25(1):e13440, DOI: 10.1111/papr.13440.
Stein BD, Saloner BK, Sheng F, Sorbero M, Dick AW, Gordon AJ. Associations Between State Policies Facilitating Telehealth and Buprenorphine Episode Initiation and Duration Early in the COVID Pandemic : State Telehealth Policies and Buprenorphine. Journal of general internal medicine. 2025 Jul 1; 40(9):1986-1994, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-024-09188-6.
Magel J, Siantz E, Blosser P, Fritz JM, Hartman P, Beneciuk JM, Gordon AJ. Practice Changes 6 Months Following a Physical Therapist Training Program Regarding Opioid Use and Misuse Screening and Assessment: A Qualitative Study. Substance use & addiction journal. 2025 Apr 1; 46(2):337-346, DOI: 10.1177/29767342241292259.
Staton MD, Bell JS, McGuire AB, Taylor LD, Watson DP. What happens after the funding ends?: A qualitative sustainability investigation of emergency department-based peer support programs implemented as part of Indiana's opioid state targeted response initiative. Journal of substance use and addiction treatment. 2025 Jan 1; 168:209540.
Brooke BS, Bayless K, Anderson Z, Holeman TA, Zhang C, Hales J, Buys MJ. Opioid tapering after surgery and its association with patient-reported outcomes and behavioral changes: a mixed-methods analysis. Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. 2024 Oct 8; 49(10):699-707, DOI: 10.1136/rapm-2023-104807.
Hafen K, Wallace H, Fritz K, Fordham C, Haskell T, Kelley AT, Jones AL, Cochran G, Gordon AJ. A novel rural hospital/clinic-system practice-based research network: the Rural Addiction Implementation Network (RAIN) initiative and its goals, implementation, and early results. The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse. 2024 Nov 1; 50(6):786-797, DOI: 10.1080/00952990.2024.2394487.
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.
Howell BA, Lin LA, Coughlin LN. Treatment for Co-Occurring Stimulant and Opioid Use Disorders: Overcoming Barriers in the Era of Polysubstance Use. [Editorial]. JAMA psychiatry. 2024 Sep 1; 81(9):853-854.
Daniels SI, Cave S, Wagner TH, Perez TA, Edmond SN, Becker WC, Midboe AM. Implementation, intervention, and downstream costs for implementation of a multidisciplinary complex pain clinic in the Veterans Health Administration. Health services research. 2024 Dec 1; 59 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):e14345, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.14345.
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.
Krause JS, DiPiro ND, Dismuke-Greer CE, Laursen-Roesler J. Relationships of self-reported opioid and benzodiazepine use with health-related quality of life among adults with spinal cord injury. Disability and health journal. 2025 Jan 1; 18(1):101668, DOI: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2024.101668.
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.
Krause JS, DiPiro ND, Dismuke-Greer CE, Cao Y. Relations Between Self-reported Prescription Hydrocodone, Oxycodone, and Tramadol Use and Unintentional Injuries Among Those With Spinal Cord Injury. Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation. 2024 Oct 1; 105(10):1829-1836.
Magel J, Siantz E, Blosser P, Fritz JM, Gordon AJ. The Development of an Opioid Misuse Training Program for Physical Therapists: A Learning Community Approach. Journal, physical therapy education. 2024 Dec 1; 38(4):340-347, DOI: 10.1097/JTE.0000000000000343.
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.
Ituk US, Dexter F, Hadlandsmyth KE. Lateness of Acetaminophen and Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug Administrations in a Retrospective Cohort of Medication Administration Records Among Patients After Cesarean Delivery. Cureus. 2024 May 1; 16(5):e61433.
Rubin JB, Aby ES, Barman P, Tincopa M. Opioid use and risks in candidates and recipients of liver transplant. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society. 2025 Feb 1; 31(2):231-241, DOI: 10.1097/LVT.0000000000000388.
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.
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Nugent SM, Anderson J, Young SK. Behavioural mental health interventions delivered in the emergency department for suicide, overdose and psychosis: a scoping review. BMJ open. 2024 Mar 25; 14(3):e080023.
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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, McGuir e 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.
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Watson DP, Swartz JA, Magee LA, Bray BC, Phalen P, Medcalf S, McGuire AB. Latent class analysis of emergency department patients engaged in telehealth peer recovery support services and associations of identified classes with post-discharge outcomes. Journal of substance use and addiction treatment. 2024 May 1; 160:209282.
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Pogoda TK, Adams RS, Carlson KF, Dismuke-Greer CE, Amuan M, Pugh MJ. Risk of Adverse Outcomes Among Veterans Who Screen Positive for Traumatic Brain Injury in the Veterans Health Administration But Do Not Complete a Comprehensive Evaluation: A LIMBIC-CENC Study. The Journal of head trauma rehabilitation. 2024 May 1; 39(3):171-182.
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.
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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.
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Bachhuber MA, Southern WN, Cunningham CO. Profiting and providing less care: comprehensive services at for-profit, nonprofit, and public opioid treatment programs in the United States. Medical care. 2014 May 1; 52(5):428-34.
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.
Saxon AJ, Hser YI, Woody G, Ling W. Medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction: methadone and buprenorphine. Journal of food and drug analysis. 2013 Dec 1; 21(4):S69-S72.
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.
Babson KA, Boden MT, Bonn-Miller MO. The impact of perceived sleep quality and sleep efficiency/duration on cannabis use during a self-guided quit attempt. Addictive Behaviors. 2013 Nov 1; 38(11):2707-13.
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.
Oliva EM, Trafton JA, Harris AH, Gordon AJ. Trends in opioid agonist therapy in the Veterans Health Administration: is supply keeping up with demand? The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse. 2013 Mar 1; 39(2):103-7.
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.
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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.
Oliva EM, Harris AH, Trafton JA, Gordon AJ. Receipt of opioid agonist treatment in the Veterans Health Administration: facility and patient factors. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2012 May 1; 122(3):241-6.
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.
Trafton JA, Cucciare MA, Lewis E, Oser M. Somatization is associated with non-adherence to opioid prescriptions. The journal of pain : official journal of the American Pain Society. 2011 May 1; 12(5):573-80.
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.
Hwang U, Richardson LD, Harris B, Morrison RS. The quality of emergency department pain care for older adult patients. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2010 Nov 1; 58(11):2122-8.
Helfand M, Freeman M. Assessment and management of acute pain in adult medical inpatients: a systematic review. Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.). 2009 Oct 1; 10(7):1183-99.
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.
Phillips K, Gordon AJ, Walley AY. Patients in recovery and opioids. Paper presented at: Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting; 2008 Apr 9; Pittsburgh, PA.
Tsao JC, Stein JA, Dobalian A. Pain, problem drug use history, and aberrant analgesic use behaviors in persons living with HIV. Pain. 2007 Dec 15; 133(1-3):128-37.
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, Well s 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.
Sullivan MD, Edlund MJ, Steffick D, Unütz er J. Regular use of prescribed opioids: association with common psychiatric disorders. Pain. 2005 Dec 15; 119(1-3):95-103.
Stein MD, Cioe P, Friedmann PD. Buprenorphine retention in primary care. Journal of general internal medicine. 2005 Nov 1; 20(11):1038-41.
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.