IRETA

Institute for Research, Education & Training in Addictions

Staff Publications

Eric Hulsey, DrPH, MA
Executive Director
eric@ireta.org

  1. McCabe, S.E., Kcomt, L., Evans-Polce, R.J., Radford, G., Hulsey, E., McCabe, V.V. (In Press). Childhood mortality as a function of parental cause of death, 2009-2023. JAMA Health Forum.
  2. Schepis, T. S., Veliz, P. T., West, B. T., McCabe, V. V., Hulsey, E., Kcomt, L. & McCabe, S. E. (In Press). US Youth Exposed to Parental Substance Use Disorder in the Home: A Comparison of DSM-IV and DSM-5 Criteria. Journal of Addiction Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1097/ADM.0000000000001469
  3. Saloner, B., Sugarman, O.K., Harris, S., Reid, M.C., Shah, H., Hulsey, E., Hurst, A., Kerins, L., King, D., Sherman, S., Kaner, E., Heller, D., Bandara, S. (2024). Experiences of the Changing Illicit Drug Supply Among Racial and Ethnic Minoritized People in Three US States: A Qualitative Study. Harm Reduction Journal. 21 (205). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-024-01126-3
  4. Gibbons, J.B., Sugarman, O.K., Byrne, L., Harris, S.J., Shah, S., Hulsey, E.G., Rwan, J., Rosner, E.M., Pantaleo, A., Bergquist, E., Saloner, B. (2024).  Perceptions of a naloxone leave behind program among emergency medical services personnel in Michigan, USA.  Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, Volume 12, September 2024.   https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dadr.2024.100273
  5. Bandara S,Byrne L, Berman V, Hurst A, King D, Gibbons JB, Sugarman OK, Livingston A, Kerins L, Hulsey EG, Alves A, Saloner B (2024). Harm reduction and treatment among people at high risk of overdose. JAMA Network Open 7(8):e2427241. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2822210  
  6. Gibbons, J.B., Harris, S.J., Sugarman, O.K., Hulsey, E.G., Rwan, J., Rosner, E.M., Saloner, B. (2024). Piloting racial bias training for hospital emergency department providers treating opioid use disorder patients. https://academic.oup.com/healthaffairsscholar/advance-article/doi/10.1093/haschl/qxae049/7657749
  7. Lyle, V., Harris, S., Heidari, O., Boulton, K., Hulsey, E., Saloner, B. and Gibbons, J. (2024).  Association between high-threshold practices and buprenorphine treatment termination.  International Journal of Drug Policy. 124, 104318.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104318
  8. Sugarman, O.K., Hulsey, E.G., Heller, D. (2023). Achieving the Potential of Naloxone Saturation by Measuring Distribution. JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(10):e233338. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-health-forum/fullarticle/2811061  
  9. Hulsey, E., McGaffey, F. and Karon, S. (2023).  A key intervention in the opioid crisis: Data sharing.  Governing, June 28, 2023.  Available: https://www.governing.com/health/a-key-intervention-in-the-opioid-crisis-data-sharing
  10. Solomon, K.T., O’Connor, J.O., Gibbons, J.B., Kilaru, A.S., Feder, K.A., Xue, L., Saloner, B., Stuart, E.A., Cole, E.S., Hulsey, E., Meisel, Z., Patel, E., Donohue, J.M. (2023).  Association Between Hospital Adoption of an Emergency Department Treatment Pathway for Opioid Use Disorder and Patient Initiation of Buprenorphine After Discharge. JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(3):e230245. [https://doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.0245]https://doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.0245 
  11. Hulsey, E.G., Hershey, T., Parker, L., Kuza, C., Fedro-Byrom, S., and Gellad, W. (2022). Overdose Risk Prediction Algorithms: The Need for a Comprehensive Legal Framework. Health Affairs Forefront.  https://doi.org/10.1377/forefront.20221118.549875   
  12. Hulsey, E. and Roe, S. (2022).  Basic drug use epidemiology: A guide.  A supplemental resource prepared to support the Public Health and Safety Team (PHAST) toolkit developed by CDC and CDC Foundation.  Available:  https://phast.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Designed_PHAST-Epi-Guide_9.22.2022.pdf
  13. Krawczyk, N., Maniates, H., Hulsey, E., Smith, J.S., DiDomenico, E., Stuart, E., Saloner, B., and Bandara, S. (2022).  Shifting medication treatment practices in the COVID-19 pandemic: A survey of Pennsylvania opioid treatment programs.  Journal of Addiction Medicine, 16 (6): 645-652. https://doi.org/10.1097/ADM.0000000000000981  
  14. Bandara, S., Maniates, H., Hulsey, E. Smith J.H., DiDomenico E., Stuart, E.A., Saloner, B., Krawczyk N. (2022). Opioid treatment program safety measures during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A statewide survey. BMC Health Services. 22, 418. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-07832-7
  15. Patel, E., Solomon, K, Saleem, H., Saloner, B., Pugh, T., Hulsey, E., and Leontsini, E. (2021). Implementation of buprenorphine initiation and warm handoff protocols in emergency departments: A qualitative study of Pennsylvania hospitals.  Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2021.108658
  16. Lo-Ciganic, W., Donohue, J.M., Hulsey, E.G., Barnes, S., Li, Y., Kuza, C.C., Yang, Q, Buchanich, J., Huan, J.L., Mair, C, Wilson, D., and Gellad, W.F. (2021).  Integrating human services and criminal justice data with claims data to predict risk of opioid overdose among Medicaid beneficiaries: A machine-learning approach. PLOS ONE, 16(3): e0248360. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248360
  17. Hollander, M.A.G., Chang, J., Douaihy, A., Hulsey, E., Donohue J.M. (2021). Racial Inequity in Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: Exploring Potential Facilitators and Barriers to Use. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2021. Oct. 1; 227:108927. DOI:  10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.10892.
  18. Taubenberger, S., Spencer, N., Chang, J.C., Paul, N., Fabre, S., Jagessar, B.  Trimble, D., Roberto, R., Gill, P. Hulsey, E., Arnold, A., and Hacker, K. (2021).  A rapid-cycle assessment strategy for understanding the opioid overdose epidemic in local communities, Substance Abuse, DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2021.1891601
  19. Hulsey, E.G., Li, Y., Hacker, K., Williams, K., Collins, K., and Dalton, E. (2020). Potential Emerging Risks Among Children Following Parental Opioid-Related Overdose Death. JAMA Pediatrics. 2020;174(5):503-504. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.061
  20. Krauland, M.G., Frankeny, R.J., Lewis J. Brink, L., Hulsey, E.G., Roberts, M.S. and Hacker, K.A. (2020). Development of a Synthetic Population Model for Assessing Excess Risk for Cardiovascular Disease Death. JAMA Network Open. 2020;3(9):e2015047. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.15047 
  21. A number of publications and other analytic products on a variety of behavioral health topics that Dr Hulsey led and/or authored 2015-2019 are available at: http://www.alleghenycountyanalytics.us/
  22. Elmer, J., Fogliato, R., Setia, N., Mui, W., Lynch, M., Hulsey, E., and Nagin, D. (2019) Trajectories of prescription opioids filled over time. PLOS ONE, 14(10): e0222677.
  23. Hulsey, E.G., Hill, R.M., Kaplow, J.B., Layne, C.M., Gaffney, D.A. (2018). Calculating the incidence rate of sibling bereavement among children and adolescents across the United States: A proposed method. Death Studies, https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2018.1541946
  24. Hacker, K., Davis Jones, L., Brink, L., Wilson, A., Cherna, M., Dalton, E. and Hulsey, E.G. (2018). Linking opioid-overdose data to human services and criminal justice data: Opportunities for intervention. Public Health Reports, 133(6):658-666.
  25. Mitchell, A.M., Puskar, K., Hagle, H., Gotham, H.J., Talcott, K.S., Fioravanti, M., Kane, I., Hulsey, E.G., Terhorst, L., Luongo, P., Burns, H.K. (2013). Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment: Overview of and student satisfaction with an undergraduate addiction training program for nurses. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 51(10), 29-37.
  26. Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Network Technology Transfer Workgroup (2011). Research to practice in addiction treatment: Key terms and a field-driven model of technology transfer. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 41, 169–178.
  27. Bennett, A.S., Bell, A., Tomedi, L., Hulsey, E.G., Kral, A.H. (2011). Characteristics of an overdose prevention, response, and naloxone distribution program in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Journal of Urban Health. 88(6):1020-30.
  28. Martino, S., Brigham, G.S., Higgins, C., Gallon, S., Freese, T.E., Albright, L.M., Hulsey, E.G., Krom, L., Storti, S.A., Perl, H., Nugent, C.D., Pintello, D., Condon, T.P. (2010). Partnerships and pathways of dissemination: The NIDA-SAMHSA Blending Initiative in the Clinical Trials Network. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 38 (Supplement 1), S31-S43.
  29. Hulsey, E.G. (2008). Childhood Bereavement and Peer Support : Epidemiology, identification of evaluation constructs, and the promotion of resilience. Dissertation available at D-Scholarship, Institutional Repository at the University of Pittsburgh: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/6772/

Piper Lincoln, M.S.
Research Associate
lincolnp@ireta.org

  1. The ASAM/AAAP Clinical Practice Guideline on the Management of Stimulant Use Disorder. (2024). Journal of Addiction Medicine, 18(1S), 1-56. https://doi.org/10.1097/ADM.0000000000001299
  2. Lindsay, D. L., Hagle, H., Lincoln, P., Williams, J., & Luongo, P. F. (2017). Exploring medical students conceptions of substance use: A follow-up evaluation. Substance Abuse, 38(4), 464-467.
  3. Jarvis, M., Williams, J., Hurford, M., Lindsay, D., Lincoln, P., Giles, L., Luongo, P., & Safarian, T. (2017). Appropriate Use of Drug Testing in Clinical Addiction Medicine. Journal of Addiction Medicine, 11(3), 163-173.
  4. Neft, M.W., O’Donnell, J.D., Mitchell, A.M., Puskar, K.R., Kane, I., Fioravanti, M., Boucek, L., Cuddy, M., Riccelli, A., Ambrosino, A., Hagle, H., Lindsay, D., & Lincoln, P. (2015). Interprofessional Groups of Anesthesia Students (InGAS) in Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) in Substance Use Disorders (SUDs): The SBIRT-InGAS Project. Journal for Interprofessional Education and Practice, 1(2), 65.