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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnalgesics, OpioidBenzodiazepinesBisexualityFemaleHumansMaleOpioid-Related DisordersPrescription Drug MisuseSexual and Gender MinoritiesConceptsPast-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
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalgesics, OpioidBlack PeopleEthnicityHumansMaleOpioid-Related DisordersSelf-Help GroupsUnited StatesConceptsOpioid useTreatment completionRace/ethnicitySelf-help groupsCompletion of treatmentTreatment Episodes DataSelf-help group participationTreatment outcomesSex disparitiesEpisode dataCurrent studyStimulant useSubstance useSexTreatmentPositive associationHigh rateBlack menEthnicityAssociationMenGroup
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalgesics, OpioidFemaleHumansHypnotics and SedativesMaleMorbidityOpioid-Related DisordersSex FactorsUnited StatesConceptsSedative 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