RESPOND Publications

Mar. 2022

Population-level impact of initiating pharmacotherapy and linking to care persons with opioid use disorder at inpatient medically managed withdrawal programs: an effectiveness and cost-effectiveness analysis

Savinkina, Alexandra; Madushani, R. W. M. A.; Yazdi, Golnaz Eftekhari; Wang, Jianing; Barocas, Joshua A; Morgan, Jake R; Assoumou, Sabrina A; Walley, Alexander Y; Linas, Benjamin P; Murphy, Sean M.

Addiction

Modeling the cost-effectiveness and impact on fatal overdose and initiation of buprenorphine-naloxone treatment at syringe service programs

Adams, Joëlla W; Savinkina Alexandra; Fox, Aaron; Behrands Czarina N; Madushani R. W. M. A.; Wang, Jianing; Chaterrjee, Avik; Walley, Alexander Y; Barocas, Joshua A; Linas, Benjamin P.

Addiction

Combination Therapy With Tocilizumab and Dexamethasone Cost-Effectively Reduces Coronavirus Disease 2019 Mortality

Sinha, Pranay; Linas, Benjamin P

Clin Infect Dis

Long-term Infective Endocarditis Mortality Associated With Injection Opioid Use in the United States: A Modeling Study

Barocas Joshua A; Eftekhari Yazdi, Golnaz; Savinkina, Alexandra; Nolen, Shayla; Savitzky, Caroline; Samet Jeffrey H; Englander, Honora; Linas, Benjamin P

Clin Infect Dis

Broadening access to naloxone: Community predictors of standing order naloxone distribution in Massachusetts

Chatterjee, Avik; Yan, Shapei; Xuan, Ziming; Waye, Katherine M; Lambert, Audrey M; Green, Tracie C; Stopka, Thomas J; Pollini, Robin A; Morgan, Jake R; Walley, Alexander Y

Drug Alcohol Depend

HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis and Buprenorphine at a Drug Detoxification Center During the Opioid Epidemic: Opportunities and Challenges.

Assoumou, Sabrina A; Paniagua, Samantha M; Gonzalez, Priscilla; Wang, Jianing; Beckwith, Curt G; White, Laura F; Taylor, Jessica L; Coogan, Kristen; Samet, Jeffrey H; Linas, Benjamin P

AIDS Behav

Combination therapy with tocilizumab and dexamethasone cost-effectively reduces Coronavirus disease 2019 mortality.

Sinha, Pranay; Linas, Benjamin P

Clin Infect Dis

Patients at a drug detoxification center share perspectives on how to increase hepatitis C treatment uptake: A qualitative study.

Assoumou, Sabrina A; Sian, Carlos R; Gebel, Christina M; Linas, Benjamin P; Samet, Jeffrey H; Bernstein, Judith A

Drug Alcohol Depend

Opioid use disorder and overdose among youth following an initial opioid prescription.

Hadland, Scott E; Bagley, Sarah M; Gai, Mam Jarra; Earlywine, Joel J; Schoenberger, Samantha F; Morgan, Jake R; Barocas, Joshua A

Addiction

Projected Estimates of Opioid Mortality After Community-Level Interventions.

Linas, Benjamin P; Savinkina, Alexandra; Madushani, R W M A; Wang, Jianing; Eftekhari Yazdi, Golnaz; Chatterjee, Avik; Walley, Alexander Y; Morgan, Jake R; Epstein, Rachel L; Assoumou, Sabrina A; Murphy, Sean M; Schackman, Bruce R; Chrysanthopoulou, Stavroula A; White, Laura F; Barocas, Joshua A

JAMA Netw Open

Outcomes Associated With Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Among Persons Hospitalized for Infective Endocarditis.

Barocas, Joshua A; Morgan, Jake R; Wang, Jianing; McLoone, Dylan; Wurcel, Alysse; Stein, Michael D

Clin Infect Dis

A clash of epidemics: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic response on opioid overdose.

Linas, Benjamin P; Savinkina, Alexandra; Barbosa, Carolina; Mueller, Peter P; Cerdá, Magdalena; Keyes, Katherine; Chhatwal, Jagpreet

J Subst Abuse Treat

Incidence and Characteristics of Nonfatal Opioid Overdose Among Youths Aged 11 to 24 Years by Sex.

Bagley, Sarah M; Gai, Mam Jarra; Earlywine, Joel J; Schoenberger, Samantha F; Hadland, Scott E; Barocas, Joshua A

JAMA Netw Open

Comparison of Rates of Overdose and Hospitalization After Initiation of Medication for Opioid Use Disorder in the Inpatient vs Outpatient Setting

Morgan JR, Barocas JA, Murphy SM, Epstein RL, Stein MD, Schackman BR, Walley AY, Linas BP.

JAMA Netw Open

Hepatitis C Management at Federally Qualified Health Centers during the Opioid Epidemic: A Cost-Effectiveness Study.

Assoumou, Sabrina A; Nolen, Shayla; Hagan, Liesl; Wang, Jianing; Eftekhari Yazdi, Golnaz; Thompson, William W; Mayer, Kenneth H; Puro, Jon; Zhu, Lin; Salomon, Joshua A; Linas, Benjamin P

Am J Med

Impact of medications for opioid use disorder among persons hospitalized for drug use-associated skin and soft tissue infections.

Barocas, Joshua A; Gai, Mam Jarra; Amuchi, Brenda; Jawa, Raagini; Linas, Benjamin P

Drug Alcohol Depend

Association of Treatment With Medications for Opioid Use Disorder With Mortality After Hospitalization for Injection Drug Use-Associated Infective Endocarditis.

Kimmel, Simeon D; Walley, Alexander Y; Li, Yijing; Linas, Benjamin P; Lodi, Sara; Bernson, Dana; Weiss, Roger D; Samet, Jeffrey H; Larochelle, Marc R

JAMA Netw Open

Rapid Versus Laboratory-Based Testing for HIV and Hepatitis C at a Drug Detoxification Treatment Center: A Randomized Trial.

Assoumou, Sabrina A; Paniagua, Samantha M; Linas, Benjamin P; Wang, Jianing; Samet, Jeffrey H; Hall, Jonathan; White, Laura F; Beckwith, Curt G

J Infect Dis

Long-term infective endocarditis mortality associated with injection opioid use in the United States: a modeling study.

Barocas, Joshua A; Eftekhari Yazdi, Golnaz; Savinkina, Alexandra; Nolen, Shayla; Savitzky, Caroline; Samet, Jeffrey H; Englander, Honora; Linas, Benjamin P

Clin Infect Dis

Infective Endocarditis in Persons Who Use Drugs: Epidemiology, Current Management, and Emerging Treatments.

Schranz, Asher; Barocas, Joshua A

Infect Dis Clin North Am

Time for a New Approach to Guidance for Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Hepatitis C Virus Testing Among Persons Who Inject Drugs.

Linas, Benjamin P

J Infect Dis

Improving Outcomes for People With Injection Drug-related Endocarditis: Are Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Enough?

Kimmel, Simeon D; Del Rio, Carlos

J Addict Med

Effect of Publicly Reported Aortic Valve Surgery Outcomes on Valve Surgery in Injection Drug- and Non-Injection Drug-Associated Endocarditis.

Kimmel, Simeon D; Walley, Alexander Y; Linas, Benjamin P; Kalesan, Bindu; Awtry, Eric; Dobrilovic, Nikola; White, Laura; LaRochelle, Marc

Clin Infect Dis

Opioid overdose and inpatient care for substance use disorder care in Massachusetts.

Morgan, Jake R; Wang, Jianing; Barocas, Joshua A; Jaeger, Jenifer L; Durham, Natalie N; Babakhanlou-Chase, Hermik; Bharel, Monica; Walley, Alexander Y; Linas, Benjamin P

J Subst Abuse Treat

HCV Testing and Treatment in a National Sample of US Federally Qualified Health Centers during the Opioid Epidemic.

Assoumou, Sabrina A; Wang, Jianing; Nolen, Shayla; Eftekhari Yazdi, Golnaz; Mayer, Kenneth H; Puro, Jon; Salomon, Joshua A; Linas, Benjamin P

J Gen Intern Med

Cost-effectiveness and Budgetary Impact of Hepatitis C Virus Testing, Treatment, and Linkage to Care in US Prisons.

Assoumou, Sabrina A; Tasillo, Abriana; Vellozzi, Claudia; Eftekhari Yazdi, Golnaz; Wang, Jianing; Nolen, Shayla; Hagan, Liesl; Thompson, William; Randall, Liisa M; Strick, Lara; Salomon, Joshua A; Linas, Benjamin P

Clin Infect Dis

Hepatitis C Testing and Patient Characteristics in Washington State's Prisons Between 2012 and 2016.

Assoumou, Sabrina A; Wang, Jianing; Tasillo, Abriana; Eftekhari Yazdi, Golnaz; Tsui, Judith I; Strick, Lara; Linas, Benjamin P

Am J Prev Med

Overdose following initiation of naltrexone and buprenorphine medication treatment for opioid use disorder in a United States commercially insured cohort.

Morgan, Jake R; Schackman, Bruce R; Weinstein, Zoe M; Walley, Alexander Y; Linas, Benjamin P

Drug Alcohol Depend

Estimated Prevalence of Opioid Use Disorder in Massachusetts, 2011-2015: A Capture-Recapture Analysis.

Barocas, Joshua A; White, Laura F; Wang, Jianing; Walley, Alexander Y; LaRochelle, Marc R; Bernson, Dana; Land, Thomas; Morgan, Jake R; Samet, Jeffrey H; Linas, Benjamin P

Am J Public Health

Commentary on Bansback et al. (2018): Estimating the cost of stigma against injection.

Linas, Benjamin P

Addiction

RESPOND Publications

Mar. 2022

Population-level impact of initiating pharmacotherapy and linking to care persons with opioid use disorder at inpatient medically managed withdrawal programs: an effectiveness and cost-effectiveness analysis

Savinkina, Alexandra; Madushani, R. W. M. A.; Yazdi, Golnaz Eftekhari; Wang, Jianing; Barocas, Joshua A; Morgan, Jake R; Assoumou, Sabrina A; Walley, Alexander Y; Linas, Benjamin P; Murphy, Sean M.

Mar. 2022

Modeling the cost-effectiveness and impact on fatal overdose and initiation of buprenorphine-naloxone treatment at syringe service programs

Adams, Joëlla W; Savinkina Alexandra; Fox, Aaron; Behrands Czarina N; Madushani R. W. M. A.; Wang, Jianing; Chaterrjee, Avik; Walley, Alexander Y; Barocas, Joshua A; Linas, Benjamin P.

Dec. 2021

Combination Therapy With Tocilizumab and Dexamethasone Cost-Effectively Reduces Coronavirus Disease 2019 Mortality

Sinha, Pranay; Linas, Benjamin P

Dec. 2021

Long-term Infective Endocarditis Mortality Associated With Injection Opioid Use in the United States: A Modeling Study

Barocas Joshua A; Eftekhari Yazdi, Golnaz; Savinkina, Alexandra; Nolen, Shayla; Savitzky, Caroline; Samet Jeffrey H; Englander, Honora; Linas, Benjamin P

Nov. 2021

Broadening access to naloxone: Community predictors of standing order naloxone distribution in Massachusetts

Chatterjee, Avik; Yan, Shapei; Xuan, Ziming; Waye, Katherine M; Lambert, Audrey M; Green, Tracie C; Stopka, Thomas J; Pollini, Robin A; Morgan, Jake R; Walley, Alexander Y

Aug. 2021

HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis and Buprenorphine at a Drug Detoxification Center During the Opioid Epidemic: Opportunities and Challenges.

Assoumou, Sabrina A; Paniagua, Samantha M; Gonzalez, Priscilla; Wang, Jianing; Beckwith, Curt G; White, Laura F; Taylor, Jessica L; Coogan, Kristen; Samet, Jeffrey H; Linas, Benjamin P

May 2021

Combination therapy with tocilizumab and dexamethasone cost-effectively reduces Coronavirus disease 2019 mortality.

Sinha, Pranay; Linas, Benjamin P

Mar. 2021

Patients at a drug detoxification center share perspectives on how to increase hepatitis C treatment uptake: A qualitative study.

Assoumou, Sabrina A; Sian, Carlos R; Gebel, Christina M; Linas, Benjamin P; Samet, Jeffrey H; Bernstein, Judith A

Mar. 2021

Opioid use disorder and overdose among youth following an initial opioid prescription.

Hadland, Scott E; Bagley, Sarah M; Gai, Mam Jarra; Earlywine, Joel J; Schoenberger, Samantha F; Morgan, Jake R; Barocas, Joshua A

Feb. 2021

Projected Estimates of Opioid Mortality After Community-Level Interventions.

Linas, Benjamin P; Savinkina, Alexandra; Madushani, R W M A; Wang, Jianing; Eftekhari Yazdi, Golnaz; Chatterjee, Avik; Walley, Alexander Y; Morgan, Jake R; Epstein, Rachel L; Assoumou, Sabrina A; Murphy, Sean M; Schackman, Bruce R; Chrysanthopoulou, Stavroula A; White, Laura F; Barocas, Joshua A

Feb. 2021

Outcomes Associated With Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Among Persons Hospitalized for Infective Endocarditis.

Barocas, Joshua A; Morgan, Jake R; Wang, Jianing; McLoone, Dylan; Wurcel, Alysse; Stein, Michael D

Jan. 2021

A clash of epidemics: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic response on opioid overdose.

Linas, Benjamin P; Savinkina, Alexandra; Barbosa, Carolina; Mueller, Peter P; Cerdá, Magdalena; Keyes, Katherine; Chhatwal, Jagpreet

Dec. 2020

Incidence and Characteristics of Nonfatal Opioid Overdose Among Youths Aged 11 to 24 Years by Sex.

Bagley, Sarah M; Gai, Mam Jarra; Earlywine, Joel J; Schoenberger, Samantha F; Hadland, Scott E; Barocas, Joshua A

Dec. 2020

Comparison of Rates of Overdose and Hospitalization After Initiation of Medication for Opioid Use Disorder in the Inpatient vs Outpatient Setting

Morgan JR, Barocas JA, Murphy SM, Epstein RL, Stein MD, Schackman BR, Walley AY, Linas BP.

Nov. 2020

Hepatitis C Management at Federally Qualified Health Centers during the Opioid Epidemic: A Cost-Effectiveness Study.

Assoumou, Sabrina A; Nolen, Shayla; Hagan, Liesl; Wang, Jianing; Eftekhari Yazdi, Golnaz; Thompson, William W; Mayer, Kenneth H; Puro, Jon; Zhu, Lin; Salomon, Joshua A; Linas, Benjamin P

Oct. 2020

Impact of medications for opioid use disorder among persons hospitalized for drug use-associated skin and soft tissue infections.

Barocas, Joshua A; Gai, Mam Jarra; Amuchi, Brenda; Jawa, Raagini; Linas, Benjamin P

Oct. 2020

Association of Treatment With Medications for Opioid Use Disorder With Mortality After Hospitalization for Injection Drug Use-Associated Infective Endocarditis.

Kimmel, Simeon D; Walley, Alexander Y; Li, Yijing; Linas, Benjamin P; Lodi, Sara; Bernson, Dana; Weiss, Roger D; Samet, Jeffrey H; Larochelle, Marc R

Sep. 2020

Rapid Versus Laboratory-Based Testing for HIV and Hepatitis C at a Drug Detoxification Treatment Center: A Randomized Trial.

Assoumou, Sabrina A; Paniagua, Samantha M; Linas, Benjamin P; Wang, Jianing; Samet, Jeffrey H; Hall, Jonathan; White, Laura F; Beckwith, Curt G

Sep. 2020

Long-term infective endocarditis mortality associated with injection opioid use in the United States: a modeling study.

Barocas, Joshua A; Eftekhari Yazdi, Golnaz; Savinkina, Alexandra; Nolen, Shayla; Savitzky, Caroline; Samet, Jeffrey H; Englander, Honora; Linas, Benjamin P

Sep. 2020

Infective Endocarditis in Persons Who Use Drugs: Epidemiology, Current Management, and Emerging Treatments.

Schranz, Asher; Barocas, Joshua A

Aug. 2020

Time for a New Approach to Guidance for Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Hepatitis C Virus Testing Among Persons Who Inject Drugs.

Linas, Benjamin P

Jul/Aug 2020

Improving Outcomes for People With Injection Drug-related Endocarditis: Are Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Enough?

Kimmel, Simeon D; Del Rio, Carlos

Jul. 2020

Effect of Publicly Reported Aortic Valve Surgery Outcomes on Valve Surgery in Injection Drug- and Non-Injection Drug-Associated Endocarditis.

Kimmel, Simeon D; Walley, Alexander Y; Linas, Benjamin P; Kalesan, Bindu; Awtry, Eric; Dobrilovic, Nikola; White, Laura; LaRochelle, Marc

May 2020

Opioid overdose and inpatient care for substance use disorder care in Massachusetts.

Morgan, Jake R; Wang, Jianing; Barocas, Joshua A; Jaeger, Jenifer L; Durham, Natalie N; Babakhanlou-Chase, Hermik; Bharel, Monica; Walley, Alexander Y; Linas, Benjamin P

May 2020

HCV Testing and Treatment in a National Sample of US Federally Qualified Health Centers during the Opioid Epidemic.

Assoumou, Sabrina A; Wang, Jianing; Nolen, Shayla; Eftekhari Yazdi, Golnaz; Mayer, Kenneth H; Puro, Jon; Salomon, Joshua A; Linas, Benjamin P

Mar. 2020

Cost-effectiveness and Budgetary Impact of Hepatitis C Virus Testing, Treatment, and Linkage to Care in US Prisons.

Assoumou, Sabrina A; Tasillo, Abriana; Vellozzi, Claudia; Eftekhari Yazdi, Golnaz; Wang, Jianing; Nolen, Shayla; Hagan, Liesl; Thompson, William; Randall, Liisa M; Strick, Lara; Salomon, Joshua A; Linas, Benjamin P

Dec. 2019