ResearchProjects

Older adults over 50 have high rates of substance use that will place increasing demands on the substance use treatment system. This study will use a mixed methods approach to:

• Describe the prevalence and risk factors for high utilization of acute healthcare, high medical costs, multiple chronic conditions, and mortality among older adults with opioid use disorder
• Examine staff and patient attitudes, acceptance, and barriers regarding the integration of geriatric models of care into opioid treatment programs
• Develop and pilot test for feasibility, a geriatric-based care model for geriatric conditions and chronic disease management

Abstract on NIH RePORTER

Han BH, Orozco MA, Miyoshi M, Doland H, Moore AA, Jones KF (2024).
Experiences of aging with opioid use disorder and comorbidity in opioid treatment programs: A qualitative analysis
Journal of General Internal Medicine, 39, 1673-1680. doi: 10.1007/s11606-024-08676-z.

Han BH, Jewell JS, Ding BK, Wu NC, Cottler LB, Palamar JJ (2023).
Trends in characteristics of prescription opioid-related poisonings among older adults in the United States, 2015-2021
Journal of Addiction Medicine, 17 (6), e392-e395. doi: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000001193. PMCID: PMC10740379.

Han BH, Tuazon E, Wei MY, Paone D (2022).
Multimorbidity and inpatient utilization among older adults with opioid use disorder in New York City
Journal of General Internal Medicine, 37 (7), 1634-1640. doi: 10.1007/s11606-021-07130-8. PMCID: PMC9130354.

Mauro PM, Askari MS, Han BH (2021).
Gender differences in any alcohol screening and discussions with providers among older adults in the United States, 2015 to 2019
Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research, 45 (9), 1812-1820. doi: 10.1111/acer.14668.

Han BH, Le A, Funk-White M, Palamar JJ (2021).
Cannabis and prescription drug use among older adults with functional impairment
American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 61 (2), 246-250. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2021.01.042. PMCID: PMC8299838.

Yang KH, Kaufmann CN, Nafsu R, Lifset ET, Nguyen K, Sexton M, Han BH, Kim A, Moore AA (2021).
Cannabis: An emerging treatment for common symptoms in older adults
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 69 (1), 91-97. doi: 10.1111/jgs.16833. PMCID: PMC8962510.

Han BH, Williams BA, Palamar JJ (2021).
Medical multimorbidity, mental illness, and substance use disorder among middle-aged and older justice-involved adults in the USA, 2015-2018
Journal of General Internal Medicine, 36 (5), 1258-1263. doi: 10.1007/s11606-020-06297-w. PMCID: PMC8131419.

Han BH, Miyoshi M, Palamar JJ (2020).
Substance use among middle-aged and older lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults in the United States, 2015 to 2017
Journal of General Internal Medicine, 35 (12), 3740-3741. doi: 10.1007/s11606-020-05635-2. PMCID: PMC7728927.

Han BH, Palamar JJ (2020).
Trends in cannabis use among older adults in the United States, 2015-2018
JAMA Internal Medicine, 180 (4), 609-611. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.7517. PMCID: PMC7042817.

Han BH, Moore AA, Ferris R, Palamar JJ (2019).
Binge drinking among older adults in the United States, 2015 to 2017
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 67 (10), 2139-2144. doi: 10.1111/jgs.16071. PMCID: PMC6800799.

Han BH, Tuazon E, Kunins H, Mantha S, Paone D (2019).
Unintentional drug overdose deaths involving cocaine among middle-aged and older adults in New York City
Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 198, 121-125. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.01.042. PMCID: PMC6467745.

Han BH, Sherman SE, Palamar JJ (2019).
Prescription opioid misuse among middle-aged and older adults in the United States, 2015-2016
Preventive Medicine, 121, 94-98. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.02.018. PMCID: PMC6399064.

Han BH, Palamar JJ (2018).
Marijuana use by middle-aged and older adults in the United States, 2015–2016
Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 191, 374-381. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.07.006. PMCID: PMC6159910.

Han BH, Moore AA, Sherman SE, Palamar JJ (2018).
Prevalence and correlates of binge drinking among older adults with multimorbidity
Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 187, 48-54. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.01.038. PMCID: PMC5959772.

Han BH, Sherman S, Mauro PM, Martins SS, Rotenberg J, Palamar JJ (2017).
Demographic trends among older cannabis users in the United States, 2006-2013
Addiction, 112 (3), 516-525. doi: 10.1111/add.13670. PMCID: PMC5300687.