Research

Selected JHSPH Opioids Research

• Long-Term Opioid Prescription Use Jumps Threefold Over 16-Year Period, Large-Scale Study Suggests [Sept. 7, 2017]
  Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety | Ramin Mojtabai, MD, PhD, MPH

• Safe Space for Illegal Drug Consumption in Baltimore Would Save $6 Million a Year [May 25, 2017]
  Harm Reduction Journal| Susan Sherman, PhD, MPH

• Many Patients Receive Prescription Opioids During Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addiction [Feb. 23, 2017]
  Addiction | Caleb Alexander, MD, MS

• Majority of Opioid Medications Not Safely Stored in Homes with Children, Survey Finds [Feb. 20, 2017]
  Pediatrics |Eileen McDonald, MS

• Six in Ten Adults Prescribed Opioid Painkillers Have Leftover Pills [June 13, 2016]
  JAMA Internal Medicine | Alene Kennedy-Hendricks, PhD and Colleen Barry, PhD, MPP

• Florida Drug Database and ‘Pill Mill’ Regs Curbed State’s Top Opioid Prescribers, Study Suggests [June 2, 2016]
  Drug and Alcohol Dependence | Hsien-Yen Chang, PhD

• ‘Pill Mill’ Crackdown Linked to Fewer Painkiller Overdose Deaths in Florida | [Dec. 21, 2015]
  American Journal of Public Health | Alene Kennedy-Hendricks, PhD

• Many Use Prescription Painkillers, Most See Abuse as Major Health Concern [Oct. 7, 2015]
  Addiction | Colleen Barry, PhD, MPP

• In First Year, Two Florida Laws Reduce Amount of Opioids Prescribed, Study Suggests [Aug. 17, 2015]
  JAMA Internal Medicine | Lainie Rutkow, JD, PhD, MPH

• Support for Overdose-Reversing Drug Low, But Can Be Bolstered With Right Messages [July 6, 2015]
  Plos One |Colleen Barry, PhD, MPP

• Survey: Many Doctors Misunderstand Key Facets of Opioid Abuse [June 23, 2015]
  Clinical Journal of Pain | Caleb Alexander, MD, MS

• Despite Broad Awareness, Only Half of Doctors Surveyed Use Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs [March 2, 2015]
  Health Affairs | Lainie Rutkow, JD, PhD, MPH

• Primary Care Doctors Report Prescribing Fewer Opioids for Pain [Dec. 8, 2014]

  JAMA Internal Medicine | Caleb Alexander, MD, MS

• Study: Public Feels More Negative Toward People With Drug Addiction Than Those With Mental Illness [Oct. 1, 2014]
  Psychiatric Services | Colleen Barry, PhD, MPP

• State Medical Marijuana Laws Linked to Lower Prescription Overdose Deaths [Aug. 26, 2014]

  JAMA Internal Medicine | Colleen Barry, PhD, MPP