Selected Publications

Spadaro A, Hairston J, Lakamana S, Wightman R, Love JL, Perrone J, Sarker A. : Characterization of Reddit Posts About Xylazine-Associated Wounds: Qualitative Study. JMIR Dermatol 8: e70329, Sep 2025 Notes: 2025 Sep 12. doi:10.2196/70329.

Spadaro A, Calello DP, Counts CJ, Cerbini TA, Nelson LS, Greller HA: Rapid transition from a continuous naloxone infusion to sublingual buprenorphine after an opioid overdose: a case series. Subst Use Addctn J Aug 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1177/29767342251356351. Online ahead of print.

Thakrar A, Zwiebel S, Christine P, Spadaro A, Davis M, Bhatia R, Rohacs N, Xu L, Perrone J, Lowenstein M: Manifestations of a Potential Xylazine Withdrawal Syndrome Among Hospitalized Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study with Nested Case Control. Drug Alcohol Depend Jul 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2025.112681. Epub 2025 Apr 30.

Spadaro A, Nath J, Mok T, Chen C, Nelson LS, Santos C: Parenteral Buprenorphine for Opioid Withdrawal J Stud Alcohol Drugs 86(3), May 2025.

Spadaro A, Perrone J, Nelson L, Greller HA: Reining It In: Xylazine Overdose. Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine 39(5), May 2025.

Counts CJ, Spadaro A, Cerbini T, Krotulski AJ, Greller HA, Nelson LS, Ruck B, Calello DP: An Outbreak of Synthetic Cannabinoid-Adulterated Tianeptine Products in New Jersey – A Case Series. J Med Toxicol 21(2): 253-259, Apr 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1007/s13181-025-01068-7. Epub 2025 Mar 18.

Das S, Ge Y, Guo Y, Rajwal S, Hairston J, Powell J, Walker D, Peddireddy S, Lakamana S, Bozkurt S, Reyna M, Sameni R, Xiao Y, Kim S, Chandler R, Hernandez N, Mowery D, Wightman R, Love J, Spadaro A, Perrone J, Sarker A: Two-Layer Retrieval-Augmented Generation Framework for Low-Resource Medical Question Answering Using Reddit Data: Proof-of-Concept Study. J Med Internet Res 6(27), Jan 2025.

Javed, J, Spadaro A, Cinnevert E, Simmons B, Gordon E: GLP-1 Agonists in patients with cardiovascular disease and comorbid substance use disorder: a retrospective observational cohort study. American Heart Association Annual Meeting Nov 2024.

Spadaro A, Lee A, Pineda H, Ruck B, Calello DP, Greller HA, Nelson LS, Parris MP: Attempted self-harm with elemental thallium purchased online: case report with analytical confirmation. Attempted Self-Harm with Elemental Thallium Purchased Online: Case Report with Analytical Confirmation. J Med Toxicol 20(4): 416-421, Oct 2024.

Thakrar A, Christine P, Siaw-Asamoah A, Spadaro A, Faude S, Snider C, Delgado M, Lowenstein M, Kampman K, Perrone J, Nelson LS, Kilaru A: Buprenorphine Precipitated Withdrawal Among Hospitalized Patients using Fentanyl: A Retrospective Cohort Study. JAMA 7(9), Sep 2024.