2021
Projected Estimates of Opioid Mortality After Community-Level Interventions
Linas BP, Savinkina A, Madushani RWMA, Wang J, Yazdi G, Chatterjee A, Walley AY, Morgan JR, Epstein RL, Assoumou SA, Murphy SM, Schackman BR, Chrysanthopoulou SA, White LF, Barocas JA. Projected Estimates of Opioid Mortality After Community-Level Interventions. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2037259. PMID: 33587136, PMCID: PMC7885041, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.37259.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-level interventionsOverdose mortalityOpioid overdoseUse of MOUDDistribution of naloxoneOpioid overdose deathsDecision analytical modelOpioid overdose ratesMOUD retentionOUD populationOpioid mortalityMAIN OUTCOMEMOUDNaloxone distributionOverdose deathsOverdose ratesSingle interventionMortalityNaloxoneInterventionMonthsOverdoseProjected estimatesHuman ServicesOutcomes
2020
A clash of epidemics: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic response on opioid overdose
Linas BP, Savinkina A, Barbosa C, Mueller PP, Cerdá M, Keyes K, Chhatwal J. A clash of epidemics: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic response on opioid overdose. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2020, 120: 108158. PMID: 33298298, PMCID: PMC7536128, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2020.108158.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderCOVID-19 infectionCoronavirus disease 2019COVID-19Treatment-seeking behaviorPhysical distancingCOVID-19 pandemic responseOpioid epidemicDisease 2019Overdose mortalityUse disordersGreater substance usePhysical distancing interventionsMental healthQuarantine interventionSubstance useDrug supplyPandemic responsePublic healthHealthInterventionEpidemicDirect effectPossible mechanismOpioids