2021
The impact of self-help groups on successful substance use treatment completion for opioid use: An intersectional analysis of race/ethnicity and sex
Stenersen MR, Thomas K, Struble C, Moore KE, Burke C, McKee S. The impact of self-help groups on successful substance use treatment completion for opioid use: An intersectional analysis of race/ethnicity and sex. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2021, 136: 108662. PMID: 34840040, PMCID: PMC8940633, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2021.108662.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid useTreatment completionRace/ethnicitySelf-help groupsCompletion of treatmentTreatment Episodes DataSelf-help group participationTreatment outcomesSex disparitiesEpisode dataCurrent studyStimulant useSubstance useSexTreatmentPositive associationHigh rateBlack menEthnicityAssociationMenGroup
2018
Effectiveness of medication assisted treatment for opioid use in prison and jail settings: A meta-analysis and systematic review
Moore KE, Roberts W, Reid HH, Smith KMZ, Oberleitner LMS, McKee SA. Effectiveness of medication assisted treatment for opioid use in prison and jail settings: A meta-analysis and systematic review. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2018, 99: 32-43. PMID: 30797392, PMCID: PMC6391743, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2018.12.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIllicit opioid useOpioid useEffectiveness of medicationsHealth risk behaviorsTreatment engagementNaltrexone studiesQuasi-experimental studyRisk behaviorsCommunity substanceInjection drug useCorrectional settingsObservational studyMethadonePubMed databaseDrug useSystematic reviewMedicationsJail settingsConsistent findingBuprenorphineRCTsUse of MATIndividual reviewsTreatmentMeta-analytic summary
2016
Past year non-medical opioid use and abuse and PTSD diagnosis: Interactions with sex and associations with symptom clusters
Smith KZ, Smith PH, Cercone SA, McKee SA, Homish GG. Past year non-medical opioid use and abuse and PTSD diagnosis: Interactions with sex and associations with symptom clusters. Addictive Behaviors 2016, 58: 167-174. PMID: 26946448, PMCID: PMC4808454, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2016.02.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorder diagnosisNon-medical opioid usePosttraumatic stress disorderHigher oddsSymptom clustersPTSD diagnosisDisorder diagnosisOpioid useAvoidance symptom clustersAverage monthly frequencyNon-institutionalized adultsNational Epidemiologic SurveyIndividual symptom clustersHigh rateSex differencesSpecific symptom clustersImportant sex differencesPTSD symptom clustersReactivity clustersAdjusted modelGeneral U.S.Epidemiologic SurveyRelated conditionsStress disorderDiagnosis