Michele K. Bohm

TL;DR: Despite reductions in opioid prescribing in some parts of the country, the amount of opioids prescribed remains high relative to 1999 levels and varies substantially at the county-level, and health care providers should carefully weigh the benefits and risks when prescribing opioids.

TL;DR: Nationally, the prevalence of opioid use disorder more than quadrupled during 1999–2014 and increasing trends over time were observed in all 28 states with available data (p<0.05).

TL;DR: Rates of heroin abuse or dependence were strongly positively correlated with rates of heroin-related overdose deaths over time and were highest among those with past-year cocaine or opioid pain reliever Abuse or dependence.

TL;DR: This analysis highlights US counties potentially vulnerable to HIV and HCV infections among PWID in the context of the national opioid epidemic and identifies 220 counties in 26 states within the 95th percentile of most vulnerable.

TL;DR: The effects of the opioid epidemic on invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections during 2005-2016 were assessed, and surveillance data from CDC's Emerging Infections Program (EIP) were analyzed.