2022
Sexual minority disparities in opioid and benzodiazepine misuse among adults with opioid use disorder
Struble CA, Thomas K, Stenersen MR, Moore KE, Burke C, Pittman B, McKee SA. Sexual minority disparities in opioid and benzodiazepine misuse among adults with opioid use disorder. American Journal On Addictions 2022, 31: 200-209. PMID: 35243706, PMCID: PMC9117396, DOI: 10.1111/ajad.13258.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPast-year alcohol use disorderAlcohol use disorderSubstance use patternsBenzodiazepine misuseUse disordersConcurrent misusePast-year misuseOpioid use disorderCo-occurring alcoholSubstance use disordersTargeted prevention effortsSexual minority disparitiesConcurrent opioidBenzodiazepine useHigher oddsOpioidsElevated riskOverdose deathsConcurrent alcoholBisexual femalesDrug usePrevention effortsSubstance useSexual minority individualsBenzodiazepines
2020
Co-occurring opioid and sedative use disorder: Gender differences in use patterns and psychiatric co-morbidities in the United States
Ellis JD, Pittman BP, McKee SA. Co-occurring opioid and sedative use disorder: Gender differences in use patterns and psychiatric co-morbidities in the United States. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2020, 114: 108012. PMID: 32527509, PMCID: PMC7292885, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2020.108012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSedative use disorderOpioid use disorderUse disordersCo-occurring opioid use disorderMeeting criteriaPsychiatric conditionsCurrent opioid use disorderCo-occurring opioidPersonality disorderRisk of overdoseLogistic regression analysisCo-occurring symptomsImplementation of treatmentPosttraumatic stress disorderSchizotypal personality disorderAntisocial personality disorderNon-medical useBaseline characteristicsDepressive disorderGender-stratified logistic regression analysesPrescription monitoringOwn prescriptionsOpioidsStress disorderNESARC-III