Tucker Avra

ORCID: 0000-0003-0399-6723
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Research Areas
  • Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
  • Microbial infections and disease research
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
  • Pharmaceutical Quality and Counterfeiting
  • Treatment of Major Depression
  • Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Peripheral Artery Disease Management
  • Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies
  • Exercise and Physiological Responses
  • Text Readability and Simplification
  • Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis
  • Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency
  • Healthcare Systems and Practices
  • Pain Management and Opioid Use
  • Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress
  • Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
  • Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
  • Animal health and immunology
  • Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
  • Vector-Borne Animal Diseases

University of California, Los Angeles
2022-2025

European Aquaculture Society
2024

Performance Communications
2024

Kansas State University
2017

University of Georgia
2014-2016

Fentanyl- and methamphetamine-based counterfeit prescription drugs have driven escalating overdose death rates in the US, however their presence Mexico has not been assessed. Our ethnographic team conducted longitudinal research focused on illicit drug markets Northern since 2018. In 2021-2022, study participants described arrival of new, unusually potent tablets sold as ostensibly controlled substances, without a prescription, directly from pharmacies that cater to US tourists.To...

10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.110819 article EN cc-by Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2023-06-09

Background: Substance use disorders (SUD) are a significant public health challenge, necessitating that clinicians trained in SUD treatment and harm reduction (HR) strategies. Despite this, no studies have assessed the extent of HR training across all medical schools. This study assesses current state curriculum among students United States Canada. Methods: From May to July 2023, we conducted an anonymous online survey via email invitation student affairs’ offices 220 accredited US Canadian...

10.1177/29767342251313595 article EN cc-by Substance Use &amp Addiction Journal 2025-02-06

The objective of this project was to identify risk factors associated with the probability failing resolve clinical signs bovine respiratory disease (BRD) after initial antimicrobial treatment. A retrospective data analysis performed 194,062 animals treated for BRD an from 10 U.S. feedlots 2005 2009. binary variable classified cattle as a treatment failure if they were retreated or died following generalized logistic mixed model created evaluate associations quarter year at feedlot arrival,...

10.2527/jas.2016.1254 article EN Journal of Animal Science 2017-03-16

Fentanyl- and methamphetamine-based counterfeit prescription drugs have driven escalating overdose death rates in the US, however their presence Mexico has not been assessed. Our ethnographic team conducted longitudinal research focused on illicit drug markets Northern since 2018. In 2021-2022, study participants described arrival of new, unusually potent tablets sold as ostensibly controlled substances, without a prescription, directly from pharmacies that cater to US tourists.To...

10.1101/2023.01.27.23285123 preprint EN cc-by-nc-nd medRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2023-01-28

Objective Menopausal reduction in estrogen causes increased adipose accumulation, leading many to turn dietary supplements prevent and treat such changes. Enhanced mobilization stimulated by some can increase the risk of non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Cytoprotective anti‐obesity compounds may lipotoxicity associated with mobilization. Methods A phytochemical blend was tested aged, ovariectomized rats. Rats were given AIN‐93M basal diet or a containing varying doses phytochemicals...

10.1002/oby.20907 article EN Obesity 2014-11-29

Abstract Problem Stigma in health care toward people who inject drugs (PWID) is a well-described, significant barrier to quality care, resulting poor outcomes. Harm reduction offers person-centered counter-framework for minimizing harm use drugs. Despite the evidence support of reduction, medical students typically receive minimal training on and PWID. Approach To fill this gap, at University California, Los Angeles organized around principles improve school curriculum related Students...

10.1097/acm.0000000000005675 article EN Academic Medicine 2024-02-27

Introduction: Medical and nonmedical ketamine use is increasing in the United States. This will likely lead to an increase emergency department (ED) visits individuals experiencing associated side effects. Physicians need be able effectively recognize manage ketamine-related complications. Case Report: A 31-year-old male with a three-year history of inhalational, intramuscular, intravenous presented ED twice within week symptoms severe atraumatic back pain, abdominal dyspepsia. comprehensive...

10.5811/cpcem.19431 article EN cc-by Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine 2024-08-01

Background Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic increasingly utilized in United States medical settings for the treatment of mental health conditions. Additionally, it used nonmedical its properties. While ketamine use and disorder (KUD) have been observed internationally, KUD, approaches to treatment, not previously described US. Case Presentation We present case 32-year-old man with KUD who experienced severe cravings despite receipt residential intensive outpatient substance treatment....

10.1097/adm.0000000000001359 article EN Journal of Addiction Medicine 2024-08-05

OBJECTIVE To determine herd-level risk factors for bovine respiratory disease (BRD) in nursing beef calves. DESIGN Matched case-control study. SAMPLE 84 cow-calf operations Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. PROCEDURES Case herds were that treated at least 5% of the calf crop BRD prior to weaning. Control < 0.5% Each case herd was matched with 2 control on basis veterinary practice enrollment year. Herd owners or managers interviewed by telephone, characteristics practices associated...

10.2460/javma.252.8.989 article EN Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 2018-03-29

Access to language assistance is a patient's right under federal law. Despite this, underuse of services persists.

10.3934/publichealth.2024043 article EN cc-by AIMS Public Health 2024-01-01

10.2460/javma.252.4.419 article EN Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 2018-02-02
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