Illicit drug use disorders are the most stigmatised health conditions worldwide, and stigma
acts as a meaningful barrier to treatment entry and treatment provision. In the context of …

Methods: We performed an extensive literature search in Google Scholar and Pub Med
databases that were published between December 7, 1999 and January 9, 2018 in …

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On October 30 and 31, 2018, the Committee on Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) for
Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) held a 1.5-day workshop in Washington, DC. To support the …

Importance Treatment with methadone or buprenorphine is the current standard of care for
opioid use disorder. Given the paucity of research identifying which patients will respond …

While much of the social and political attention surrounding the nationwide opioid epidemic
has focused on the dramatic increase in overdose deaths among white, middle-class …

Abstract In the United States, combined stimulant/opioid overdose mortality has risen
dramatically over the last decade. These increases may particularly affect non-Hispanic …

Historically, laws and policies to criminalize drug use or possession were rooted in explicit
racism, and they continue to wreak havoc on certain racialized communities. We are a group …

Policy Points This article reconceptualizes our understanding of the opioid epidemic and
proposes six strategies that address the epidemic's social roots. In order to successfully …

The repeat use of fatal force against unarmed people of color has driven global protests
against police violence and fueled criticism of policing as a mechanism for public safety. In …