Co-occurring illicit fentanyl use and psychiatric disorders in emergency department patients
Abstract This paper sought to describe the characteristics of emergency department (ED) patients with illicit fentanyl use and concurrent psychiatric…
Healthcare utilization
The economic impact of cannabis use disorder and dementia diagnosis in veterans diagnosed with traumatic brain injury
Abstract Background: Studies have demonstrated that individuals diagnosed with traumatic brain injury (TBI) frequently use medical and recreational cannabis to…
Prevalence and association of non-medical cannabis use with post-procedural healthcare utilisation in patients undergoing surgery or interventional procedures: a retrospective cohort study
Abstract Background: There is paucity of data regarding prevalence and key harms of non-medical cannabis use in surgical patients. We…
Association of cannabis and/or opioid with quality of life and healthcare utilization in patients with chronic pain
Abstract Background: Opioids have been commonly used to treat chronic pain, but they are associated with significant morbidity and mortality.…
The impact of substance use on health care utilization, treatment, and outcomes in patients with non-small cell lung cancer
Abstract Background: Mortality from non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has improved with screening and novel treatments. The substance use epidemic…
Characteristics of Persons Seeking Care for Moderate to Severe Pain Due to Chronic Low Back Pain and Osteoarthritis: A Cross-Sectional Study
Abstract Purpose: To assess the associations between pain severity or physical (pQoL) and mental (mQoL) health-related quality of life and…
Cohort study of medical cannabis authorization and motor vehicle crash-related healthcare visits in 2014–2017 in Ontario, Canada
Abstract Background: With increasing numbers of countries/jurisdictions legalizing cannabis, cannabis impaired driving has become a serious public health concern. Despite…
Does cannabis legalisation change healthcare utilisation? A population-based study using the healthcare cost and utilisation project in Colorado, USA
Abstract Objective: To assess the effect of cannabis legalisation on health effects and healthcare utilisation in Colorado (CO), the first…
The impact of race and ethnicity on mortality and healthcare utilization in alcoholic hepatitis: a cross-sectional study
Abstract Background: Alcoholic Hepatitis (AH) is major source of alcohol-related mortality and health care expenditures in the United States. There…