Buonora M, Perez HR, Stumph J, Allen R, Nahvi S, Cunningham CO, Merlin JS, Starrels JL. Medical Record Documentation About Opioid Tapering: Examining Benefit-to-Harm Framework and Patient Engagement. Pain Med. 2020 Oct 1;21(10):2574-2582. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnz361. PMID: 32142143
Aggarwal S, DeBerry JJ, Ahmad I, Lynn P, Dewitte C, Malik S, Merlin JS, Goodin BR, Heath SL, Matalon S. Heme attenuates beta-endorphin levels in leukocytes of HIV positive individuals with chronic widespread pain. Redox Biol. 2020 Sep;36:101684. doi: 10.1016/j.redox.2020.101684. Epub 2020 Aug 13. PMID: 32828015
Yeung SJ, Qdaisat A, Chaftari P, Lipe D, Merlin J, Rajha E, Wechsler A, Sandoval M, Viets J, Al-Breiki A, Shah M, Pandey R, Kamal M, Khattab O, Toale K, Wattana M, Elsayem A, Gaeta S, Brock P, Reyes-Gibby C, Alagappan K. Diagnosis and management of immune-related adverse effects of immune checkpoint therapy in the emergency department. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. 2020 Aug 30;1(6):1637-1659. doi: 10.1002/emp2.12209. eCollection 2020 Dec. PMID: 33392573
Young SR, Azari S, Becker WC, Edelman EJ, Liebschutz JM, Roy P, Starrels JL, Merlin JS. Common and Challenging Behaviors Among Individuals on Long-term Opioid Therapy. J Addict Med. 2020 Jul/Aug;14(4):305-310. doi: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000000587. PMID: 31855919
Merlin JS, Young SR, Arnold R, Bulls HW, Childers J, Gauthier L, Giannitrapani KF, Kavalieratos D, Schenker Y, Wilson JD, Liebschutz JM. Managing Opioids, Including Misuse and Addiction, in Patients With Serious Illness in Ambulatory Palliative Care: A Qualitative Study. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2020 Jul;37(7):507-513. doi: 10.1177/1049909119890556. Epub 2019 Nov 25. PMID: 31763926
Edelman EJ, Li Y, Barry D, Brennan Braden J, Crystal S, Kerns RD, Gaither JR, Gordon KS, Manhapra A, Merlin JS, Moore BA, Oldfield BJ, Park LS, Rentsch CT, Skanderson M, Williams EC, Justice AC, Tate JP, Becker WC, Marshall BDL. Trajectories of Self-Reported Opioid Use Among Patients With HIV Engaged in Care: Results From a National Cohort Study..J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2020 May 1;84(1):26-36. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002310. PMID: 32267658
Strath LJ, Sorge RE, Owens MA, Gonzalez CE, Okunbor JI, White DM, Merlin JS, Goodin BR. Sex and Gender are Not the Same: Why Identity Is Important for People Living with HIV and Chronic Pain. J Pain Res. 2020 Apr 24;13:829-835. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S248424. eCollection 2020. PMID: 32425587
Riggs KR, Hoge AE, DeRussy AJ, Montgomery AE, Holmes SK, Austin EL, Pollio DE, Kim YI, Varley AL, Gelberg L, Gabrielian SE, Blosnich JR, Merlin J, Gundlapalli AV, Jones AL, Gordon AJ, Kertesz SG. Prevalence of and Risk Factors Associated With Nonfatal Overdose Among Veterans Who Have Experienced Homelessness. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 Mar 2;3(3):e201190. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.1190. PMID: 32181829
Starrels JL, Young SR, Azari SS, Becker WC, Jennifer Edelman E, Liebschutz JM, Pomeranz J, Roy P, Saini S, Merlin JS. Disagreement and Uncertainty Among Experts About how to Respond to Marijuana Use in Patients on Long-term Opioids for Chronic Pain: Results of a Delphi Study. Pain Med. 2020 Feb 1;21(2):247-254. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnz153. PMID: 31393585
Nugent SM, Meghani SH, Rogal SS, Merlin JS. Medical cannabis use among individuals with cancer: An unresolved and timely issue. Cancer. 2020 Jan 1;126(9):1832-1836. doi: 10.1002/cncr.32732. Epub 2020 Feb 3. PMID: 32012232