opioid Archives

New in SAj: Barriers and facilitators to changing drinking and receiving alcohol-related care: Interviews with Veterans Health Administration primary care patients who indicated interest but did not enroll in an alcohol care management intervention trial

Jul 10, 2022 by AMERSA

Most people with alcohol use disorder do not receive treatment, and primary care (PC)-based management of alcohol use disorder is a key strategy to close this gap. Understanding PC patients’ perspectives on changing drinking and receiving alcohol-related care is important for this goal, particularly among those who decline alcohol-related care. This study examined perspectives on barriers and facilitators to changing drinking and receiving alcohol-related care among Veterans Health Administration (VA) PC patients who indicated interest but did not enroll in the Choosing Healthier drinking Options In primary CarE trial (CHOICE), which tested a PC-based alcohol care management intervention.

This original research paper comes from authors Madeline C. Frost, MPH,Theresa E. Matson, MPH, Julie E. Richards, PhD MPH, Amy K. Lee, MPH, Carol E. Achtmeyer, MN ARNP, Katharine A. Bradley, MD MPH, and Emily C. Williams, PhD MPH.

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The Authors’ Own Words: Concussion, Sensation-Seeking and Substance Use Among US Adolescents

Feb 5, 2022 by AMERSA

In “Concussion, Sensation-Seeking and Substance Use Among US Adolescents” authors Phil Veliz, PhD, Sean Esteban McCabe ,PhD, James T. Eckner, MD, MS, and John E. Schulenberg, PhD assess the association between lifetime history of diagnosed concussions, sensation-seeking, and recent substance use (i.e., cigarette use, binge drinking, marijuana use, illicit drug use, and nonmedical prescription drug use) using the 2016 and 2017 Monitoring the Future study of 25,408 8th, 10th, and 12th graders.

“We found substantial differences in substance use between adolescents reporting only one diagnosed concussion and those reporting two or more diagnosed concussions during their lifetime. In particular, the positive association between substance use and concussion increases with the accumulation of brain injuries during adolescence. The results suggest that exposure to a single diagnosed concussion is associated with a modest increase in the risk of substance use. Substance abuse prevention efforts should be directed toward adolescents who have experienced multiple head injuries given that this subpopulation is more likely to experience cognitive impairments that influence riskier forms of behavior.”

You can read this commentary in SAj Volume 42, Issue 2 or online.

The Authors’ Own Words: A text-mining analysis of the public’s reactions to the opioid crisis

Dec 30, 2019 by AMERSA

The Authors’ Own Words:

We ask authors to describe their impressions regarding the implications of their accepted work, how their findings will change practice, and what is noteworthy about the work.

A text-mining analysis of the public’s reactions to the opioid crisis

Elizabeth M. Glowacki PhD, Joseph B. Glowacki MS, & Gary B. Wilcox PhD

Substance Abuse Vol. 39, Iss. 2, 2018

“Twitter serves as a small window into the public’s view of timely topics. Capturing data that quantifies the public’s responsiveness and interest in health-related topics such as opioid use can help with talking to patients about their expectations for using prescribed painkillers, increasing awareness about alternative methods for pain relief, and promoting education regarding abuse prevention and treatment. In order for medical professionals and policymakers to address the opioid epidemic effectively, they have to consider the public’s perceptions of opioids.”

The Authors’ Own Words: Randomized Pilot Trial Measuring Knowledge Acquisition of Opioid Education in Emergency Department Patients Using a Novel Media Platform

Dec 6, 2019 by AMERSA

The Authors’ Own Words:

We ask authors to describe their impressions regarding the implications of their accepted work, how their findings will change practice, and what is noteworthy about the work.

Randomized Pilot Trial Measuring Knowledge Acquisition of Opioid Education in Emergency Department Patients Using a Novel Media Platform

Bharath Chakravarthy, MD, MPH; Shashank Somasundaram; Jennifer Mogi, BS, BA; Roshan Burns, BS; Wirachin Hoonpongsimanont, MD, MS; Warren Wiechmann, MD, MBA; & Shahram Lotfipour, MD, MPH

Substance Abuse Vol. 39, Iss. 1, 2018

“By administering traditional Emergency Department discharge instructions through a novel media platform, this study filled a critical gap in patient health literacy with minimal cost and effort. Improving patient knowledge of important prescription opioid information is a seldom addressed, yet vital primary measure to prevent opioid misuse and addiction.”

The Authors’ Own Words: Use of Online Opioid Overdose Prevention Training for First Year Medical Students: A Comparative Analysis of Online vs In-Person training

Nov 21, 2019 by AMERSA

The Authors’ Own Words:

We ask authors to describe their impressions regarding the implications of their accepted work, how their findings will change practice, and what is noteworthy about the work.

Use of Online Opioid Overdose Prevention Training for First Year Medical Students: A Comparative Analysis of Online vs In-Person training

Noah Berland, MD, MS; Daniel Lugassy, MD; Aaron Fox, MD, MS; Keith Goldfeld, DrPh; So-Young Oh, MS; Babak Tofighi, MD, MSc; & Kathleen Hanley, MD

Substance Abuse Vol. 40, Iss. 2, 2019

“Using conventional in-person education modalities to adding topics related to substance use disorders to medical school curriculum, or simply expanding training to greater numbers of individuals is challenging and often faculty intensive. In our article we demonstrate that online administered opioid overdose prevention training produced not meaningfully different outcomes from in-person administered opioid overdose prevention training. We believe that this provides evidence of further expanding opioid overdose prevention training by using online training modalities to be less resource intense and more easily disseminated. This article further adds to the new and growing research comparing online and in-person modalities for education.“