2014
Source of prescription drugs used nonmedically in rural and urban populations
Wang KH, Fiellin DA, Becker WC. Source of prescription drugs used nonmedically in rural and urban populations. The American Journal Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse 2014, 40: 292-303. PMID: 24853143, DOI: 10.3109/00952990.2014.907301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-physician sourcesPrescription drugsNonmedical usePhysician sourcesPrescription drug dependenceRural residentsUnintentional overdose deathsPublic health approachHealth 2008Prescription medicationsClinical correlatesOverdose deathsDrug useDrug dependenceHealth approachDrugsMultivariate associationsInsured individualsNational surveyRural individualsUrban residentsPrescriptionResidentsUrban settingsMedications
2012
Antiretroviral Adherence Among Rural Compared to Urban Veterans with HIV Infection in the United States
Ohl ME, Perencevich E, McInnes DK, Kim N, Rimland D, Akgun K, Fiellin DA, Skanderson M, Wang K, Justice A. Antiretroviral Adherence Among Rural Compared to Urban Veterans with HIV Infection in the United States. AIDS And Behavior 2012, 17: 174-180. PMID: 23080359, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-012-0325-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnti-Retroviral AgentsConfidence IntervalsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHIV InfectionsHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMedication AdherenceMiddle AgedOdds RatioResidence CharacteristicsRetrospective StudiesRural PopulationSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsUrban PopulationVeteransConceptsRural-dwelling personsAntiretroviral therapyAntiretroviral adherenceUrban veteransRural-Urban Commuting Area codesVeterans Affairs Healthcare SystemCombination antiretroviral therapyHepatitis C infectionMultivariable logistic regressionSubstance use disordersC infectionHIV infectionRemote residentsHigh adherenceWhite raceVA healthcareUse disordersMedian proportionLogistic regressionAdherenceHealthcare systemRemote settingsTherapyInfectionFace barriersPrevalence and correlates for nonmedical use of prescription opioids among urban and rural residents
Wang KH, Becker WC, Fiellin DA. Prevalence and correlates for nonmedical use of prescription opioids among urban and rural residents. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2012, 127: 156-162. PMID: 22819293, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2012.06.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrescription opioidsNonmedical useType of opioidRural residentsSevere psychological distressRural countiesPrescription medicationsRisk factorsOpioidsOverdose deathsRural adultsTreatment interventionsDrug useAlcohol usePrevalencePsychological distressMultivariate associationsUrban residentsIllicit drugsMethadoneUrban counterpartsPropoxypheneNational surveyAcetaminophenCodeine