Beth Han

Jan 22, 2025 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Beth Han |Christopher Jones |Nora D. Volkow |Emily B. Einstein

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Jan 22, 2025 | jamanetwork.com | Beth Han |Emily B. Einstein |Nora D. Volkow

Medically Recommended vs Nonmedical Cannabis Use Among US Adults With increases in cannabis use for medical purposes and its perceived benefits,1,2 patients and clinicians need to be aware of its potential risks.

Jul 15, 2024 | psychiatrist.com | Beth Han |Christopher Jones |Emily B. Einstein |Deborah Dowell

AbstractObjective: We examined prescription related opioid use disorder (POUD) prevalence, individual symptoms, severity, characteristics, and treatment by prescription opioid misuse status among adults with prescription opioid use. Methods: Cross-sectional study using nationally representative data from 47,291 adults aged ≥18 years who participated in the 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Past-year POUD used DSM-5 criteria.

May 8, 2024 | jamanetwork.com | Christopher Jones |Beth Han |Jan L. Losby |Emily B. Einstein

Key PointsQuestion  How many children in the US lost a parent to a drug overdose between 2011 and 2021, and does the rate vary by parent age, sex, or race and ethnicity? Findings  In this cross-sectional study from 2011 to 2021, an estimated 321 566 community-dwelling children in the US lost a parent aged 18 to 64 years to drug overdose, and the rate of children who lost a parent to overdose increased during this period.

Nov 22, 2023 | jamanetwork.com | Beth Han |Emily B. Einstein |Nora D. Volkow

Key PointsQuestions  How did pregnant and postpartum overdose decedents aged 10 to 44 years differ from obstetric decedents in the US? Findings  In this cross-sectional study including 17 458 decedents, from 2018 to 2021, drug overdose mortality ratios rose (more than 3-fold in pregnant and postpartum individuals aged 35 to 44 years) across the pregnancy-postpartum continuum (the highest during late postpartum period since July 2020).