1. Park TW, Sikov J, dellaBitta V, Saitz R, Walley AY, Drainoni ML. "It could potentially be dangerous... but nothing else has seemed to help me.": Patient and clinician perspectives on benzodiazepine use in opioid agonist treatment. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2021 12; 131:108455.View Related Profiles.

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   PMID: 34098286; PMCID: PMC8556389; DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2021.108455;
2. Park TW, Larochelle MR, Saitz R, Wang N, Bernson D, Walley AY. Associations between prescribed benzodiazepines, overdose death and buprenorphine discontinuation among people receiving buprenorphine. Addiction. 2020 05; 115(5):924-932.View Related Profiles.

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   PMID: 31916306; PMCID: PMC7156323; DOI: 10.1111/add.14886;
3. Hadland SE, Park TW, Bagley SM. Stigma associated with medication treatment for young adults with opioid use disorder: a case series. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2018 05 07; 13(1):15.View Related Profiles.

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   PMID: 29730987; PMCID: PMC5937046; DOI: 10.1186/s13722-018-0116-2;
4. Park TW. Debate: Are Benzodiazepines Appropriate Treatments for Patients with Substance Use Disorders? Yes. J Addict Med. 2017 Mar/Apr; 11(2):87-89. PMID: 28301370; DOI: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000000292;
5. Lin LA, Hosanagar A, Park TW, Bohnert AS. Opioid Overdose: Risk Assessment and Mitigation in Outpatient Treatment. J Addict Med. 2016 Nov/Dec; 10(6):382-386. PMID: 27525469; PMCID: PMC5083151; DOI: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000000241;
6. Park TW, Lin LA, Hosanagar A, Kogowski A, Paige K, Bohnert AS. Understanding Risk Factors for Opioid Overdose in Clinical Populations to Inform Treatment and Policy. J Addict Med. 2016 Nov/Dec; 10(6):369-381. PMID: 27525471
7. Ramsey SE, Rounsaville D, Hoskinson R, Park TW, Ames EG, Neirinckx VD, Friedmann P. The Need for Psychosocial Interventions to Facilitate the Transition to Extended-Release Naltrexone (XR-NTX) Treatment for Opioid Dependence: A Concise Review of the Literature. Subst Abuse. 2016; 10:65-8. PMID: 27512336; PMCID: PMC4975246; DOI: 10.4137/SART.S39067;
8. Park TW, Saitz R, Nelson KP, Xuan Z, Liebschutz JM, Lasser KE. The association between benzodiazepine prescription and aberrant drug-related behaviors in primary care patients receiving opioids for chronic pain. Subst Abus. 2016 Oct-Dec; 37(4):516-520.View Related Profiles.

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9. Park TW, Cheng DM, Lloyd-Travaglini CA, Bernstein J, Palfai TP, Saitz R. Changes in health outcomes as a function of abstinence and reduction in illicit psychoactive drug use: a prospective study in primary care. Addiction. 2015 Sep; 110(9):1476-83.View Related Profiles.

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10. Park TW, Saitz R, Ganoczy D, Ilgen MA, Bohnert AS. Benzodiazepine prescribing patterns and deaths from drug overdose among US veterans receiving opioid analgesics: case-cohort study. BMJ. 2015; 350:h2698.View Related Profiles.

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