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Newest firstObjectiveAbdominal pain is one of the most common emergency department (ED) complaints, with many patients experiencing recurrent episodes due to cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS), a syndrome characterized by pain and vomiting in the setting of chronic cannabis use. This pilot study aimed to demonstrate the ability to enroll patients with CHS, characterize patient-reported outcomes (PROs), and estimate 30-day…
Open article record in new tab ↗Non-medical use of cannabis (NmC) and/or opioids (NmO) can lead to adverse health effects (AHEs), yet the proportion of these harms attributable to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) remains unclear. This study estimated the contribution of ACEs to AHEs from NmC and/or NmO among adults aged ≥18 years using 2019-2020 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data from Arizona and Massachusetts. We conducted a re…
Substance use disorders among reproductive aged women are a major public health issue. There is little work investigating the validity and reliability of electronic health record (EHR) data for measuring substance use in this population. This study examined the concordance of self-reported substance use with clinical diagnoses of substance use, substance abuse and substance use disorder in EHR data. Reproductive a…
Background:Protective Behavioral Strategies (PBS) are individually implemented harm reduction (HR) strategies to reduce the frequency or severity of risks associated with drug use. Existing scales measuring PBS for alcohol and cannabis suggest PBS are associated with reductions in associated problems. Despite many HR strategies related to opioid use, no PBS scale has been developed in the context of opioid use. To…
Open article record in new tab ↗BackgroundAlthough the literature suggests that medication-assisted treatment (MAT) is an effective treatment for opioid use disorder, limited studies have assessed the prevalence or the association between MAT use and sexual identity, mental health, or substance use disorder among a nationally representative sample. We assessed the prevalence and association of opioid MAT use between sexual identity, depressive d…
Background Nonmedical use of prescription opioids (defined as taking opioid medications for hedonic effects or in a manner other than prescribed) and the use of heroin have emerged in recent years as major public health concerns in the United States. Of particular concern is the prevalence of opioid use among emerging adults (ages 18-25), as this is a developmental period of heightened vulnerability and critical s…
Background The use of cannabis as medicine (CaM) both prescribed and non-prescribed has increased markedly in the last decade, mirrored in a global shift in cannabis policy towards a more permissive stance. There is some evidence that cannabis functions as a substitute for prescription drugs, particularly opioids; however, more knowledge is needed on the motives of substitution users, their patterns of use, and pe…
Open article record in new tab ↗BACKGROUND: Emerging data points to a potential heroin use epidemic in South Africa. Despite this, access to methadone maintenance therapy and other evidence-based treatment options remains negligible. We aimed to assess retention, changes in substance use and quality of life after 6 months on methadone maintenance therapy provided through a low-threshold service in Durban, South Africa. METHODS: We enrolled a coh…
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