Purpose The purpose of this illustrative, thematic review was to demonstrate the utility of
data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) for …

Background Non-fatal overdose (NFOD) is a major cause of morbidity among people who
inject drugs (PWID) and multiple NFOD is associated with increased risk of fatal overdose …

The high overdose mortality rates in the United States poses several questions: Why have
they been increasing exponentially since 1979? Why are they so high? And how can they …

Background In many jurisdictions, policies restrict access to Opioid Agonist Treatment (OAT)
in correctional facilities. Receipt of OAT during incarceration is associated with reduced risk …

Justice-involved women have higher rates of co-occurring mental health and substance use
disorders (CODs) than those in the general population. Most research on the health …

The presence and severity of childhood and adult victimization increase the likelihood of
substance use disorder (SUD), crimes, antisocial behaviors, arrests, convictions, and …

Assess the preliminary impact of Brave Technology Co-op's overdose detection devices that
have been implemented in housing, medical, social service facilities, and several private …

Harm reduction (HR) is an alternative to the moralization of drug use and a pragmatic public
health approach aimed at minimizing harms associated with use. This study sought to gain …

Objectives Overdose mortality rates in the United States remain critical to population health.
Economic, such as unemployment, are noted risk factors for drug overdoses. The COVID-19 …

Drug overdose mortality rates have increased sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic. In
recent years, overdose death rates were rising most rapidly among racial/ethnic minority …