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Syringe Access, Syringe Sharing, and Perceptions of HCV: A Qualitative Study Exploring the HCV Risk Environment in Rural Northern New England, United States by Romo, Eric, Bianchet, Elyse, Dowd, Patrick, Mazor, Kathleen M, Stopka, Thomas J, Friedmann, Peter D

“…The ongoing hepatitis C virus (HCV) epidemic in the United States disproportionately affects rural people who inject drugs (PWID). This study explores the HCV…”
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Preoperative Hematocrit Levels and Postoperative Outcomes in Older Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery by Wu, Wen-Chih, Schifftner, Tracy L, Henderson, William G, Eaton, Charles B, Poses, Roy M, Uttley, Georgette, Sharma, Satish C, Vezeridis, Michael, Khuri, Shukri F, Friedmann, Peter D

“…CONTEXT Elderly patients are at high risk of both abnormal hematocrit values and cardiovascular complications of noncardiac surgery. Despite nearly universal…”
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"Expected to happen": perspectives on post-release overdose from recently incarcerated people with opioid use disorder by Michener, Pryce S, Bianchet, Elyse, Fox, Shannon, Evans, Elizabeth A, Friedmann, Peter D

“…Opioid-related overdose is the leading cause of death for people recently released from incarceration, however treatment with medications for opioid use…”
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Operative Blood Loss, Blood Transfusion, and 30-Day Mortality in Older Patients After Major Noncardiac Surgery by WU, Wen-Chih, SMITH, Tracy S, FRIEDMANN, Peter D, HENDERSON, William G, EATON, Charles B, POSES, Roy M, UTTLEY, Georgette, MOR, Vincent, SHARMA, Satish C, VEZERIDIS, Michael, KHURI, Shukri F

“…Anemia and operative blood loss are common in the elderly, but evidence is lacking on whether intraoperative blood transfusions can reduce the risk of…”
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Perceptions of extended-release buprenorphine among people who received medication for opioid use disorder in jail: a qualitative study by Stopka, Thomas J, Rottapel, Rebecca, Friedmann, Peter D, Pivovarova, Ekaterina, Evans, Elizabeth A

“…Incarceration provides an opportunity for health interventions, including opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment and prevention of opioid-related overdoses…”
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Association between process quality measures for heart failure and mortality among US veterans by Wu, Wen-Chih, MD, MPH, Jiang, Lan, MS, Friedmann, Peter D., MD, MPH, Trivedi, Amal, MD, MPH

“…Background The few available studies of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) care process indicators have…”
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More than Just Buying a Van: Lessons Learned from a Mobile Telehealth HCV Testing and Treatment Study by Bianchet, Elyse, de Gijsel, David, Del Toro-Mejias, Lizbeth M, Stopka, Thomas J, Hoskinson, Jr, Randall A, Dowd, Patrick, Friedmann, Peter D

“…Hepatitis C virus (HCV) disproportionately affects people who inject drugs (PWID). Although HCV has become universally curable since the arrival of…”
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More beds are not the answer: transforming detoxification units into medication induction centers to address the opioid epidemic by Friedmann, Peter D, Suzuki, Joji

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Diffusion of medications for opioid use disorder treatment in jail settings: a convergent mixed methods study of jail staff perspectives by Michener, Pryce S, Evans, Elizabeth A, Ferguson, Warren J, Friedmann, Peter D

“…Implementation of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) in jails varies by facility and across states. Organizational climate, including staff attitudes…”
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Association of spatial proximity to fixed-site syringe services programs with HCV serostatus and injection equipment sharing practices among people who inject drugs in rural New England, United States by Romo, Eric, Stopka, Thomas J, Jesdale, Bill M, Wang, Bo, Mazor, Kathleen M, Friedmann, Peter D

“…Hepatitis C virus (HCV) disproportionately affects rural communities, where health services are geographically dispersed. It remains unknown whether proximity…”
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Prevalence and Predictors of Ocular Complications Associated with Cataract Surgery in United States Veterans by Greenberg, Paul B., MD, Tseng, Victoria L., BS, Wu, Wen-Chih, MD, Liu, Jeffrey, MD, Jiang, Lan, MS, Chen, Christine K., BA, Scott, Ingrid U., MD, MPH, Friedmann, Peter D., MD, MPH

“…Purpose To investigate the prevalence and predictors of intraoperative and 90-day postoperative ocular complications associated with cataract surgery performed…”
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HCV serostatus and injection sharing practices among those who obtain syringes from pharmacies and directly and indirectly from syringe services programs in rural New England by Romo, Eric, Rudolph, Abby E, Stopka, Thomas J, Wang, Bo, Jesdale, Bill M, Friedmann, Peter D

“…Among people who inject drugs (PWID), obtaining syringes via syringe services programs (SSPs) and pharmacies reduces injection sharing practices associated…”
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The relationship between felt stigma and non-fatal overdose among rural people who use drugs by Sibley, Adams L, Klein, Emma, Cooper, Hannah L F, Livingston, 3rd, Melvin D, Baker, Robin, Walters, Suzan M, Gicquelais, Rachel E, Ruderman, Stephanie A, Friedmann, Peter D, Jenkins, Wiley D, Go, Vivian F, Miller, William C, Westergaard, Ryan P, Crane, Heidi M

“…Drug overdose deaths in the United States exceeded 100,000 in 2021 and 2022. Substance use stigma is a major barrier to treatment and harm reduction…”
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Alcohol Use in Adults by Friedmann, Peter D

“…Clinicians should routinely screen patients for risk drinking. Management strategies, including brief interventions, supervised withdrawal, specialty…”
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Evidence-based treatment practices for drug-involved adults in the criminal justice system by Friedmann, Peter D., M.D., M.P.H, Taxman, Faye S., Ph.D, Henderson, Craig E., Ph.D

“…Abstract Objective The aim of this study was to estimate the extent and organizational correlates of evidence-based practices (EBPs) in correctional facilities…”
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Disturbed Sleep and Its Relationship to Alcohol Use by Stein, Michael D., Friedmann, Peter D.

“…Study Objectives: To review evidence of an association between disturbed sleep and alcohol use. Design: We searched MEDLINE, PSYCHINFO, ETOH, BIBLIOSLEEP and…”
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Contextual barriers and enablers to establishing an addiction-focused consultation team for hospitalized adults with opioid use disorder by Evans, Sandra K, Ober, Allison J, Korn, Ariella R, Peltz, Alex, Friedmann, Peter D, Page, Kimberly, Murray-Krezan, Cristina, Huerta, Sergio, Ryzewicz, Stephen J, Tarhuni, Lina, Nuckols, Teryl K, E Watkins, Katherine, Danovitch, Itai

“…Hospitalization presents an opportunity to begin people with opioid use disorder (OUD) on medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) and link them to care…”
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Houselessness and syringe service program utilization among people who inject drugs in eight rural areas across the USA: a cross-sectional analysis by Ballard, April M, Falk, Dylan, Greenwood, Harris, Gugerty, Paige, Feinberg, Judith, Friedmann, Peter D, Go, Vivian F, Jenkins, Wiley D, Korthuis, P Todd, Miller, William C, Pho, Mai T, Seal, David W, Smith, Gordon S, Stopka, Thomas J, Westergaard, Ryan P, Zule, William A, Young, April M, Cooper, Hannah L F

“…Research conducted in urban areas has highlighted the impact of housing instability on people who inject drugs (PWID), revealing that it exacerbates…”
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Patients' Use of the Internet for Medical Information by Diaz, Joseph A., Griffith, Rebecca A., Ng, James J., Reinert, Steven E., Friedmann, Peter D., Moulton, Anne W.

“…OBJECTIVES: To determine the percentage of patients enrolled in a primary care practice who use the Internet for health information, to describe the types of…”
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The Substance Use Treatment and Recovery Team (START) study: protocol for a multi-site randomized controlled trial evaluating an intervention to improve initiation of medication and linkage to post-discharge care for hospitalized patients with opioid use disorder by Ober, Allison J, Murray-Krezan, Cristina, Page, Kimberly, Friedmann, Peter D, Chan Osilla, Karen, Ryzewicz, Stephen, Huerta, Sergio, Mazer, Mia W, Leamon, Isabel, Messineo, Gabrielle, Watkins, Katherine E, Nuckols, Teryl, Danovitch, Itai

“…People with opioid use disorder experience high burden of disease from medical comorbidities and are increasingly hospitalized with medical complications…”
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