Strategies for addressing needle debris: A scoping review of needle debris and discarded drug paraphernalia associated with substance use

M Tung, J Jackson, C Ferreira, KA Hayden… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background and aims Needle debris and discarded drug paraphernalia can pose risks to
people who use drugs (PWUD) and other members of the community. The research …

Therapeutic alignments: examining police and public health/harm reduction partnerships

L Michaud, E van der Meulen, A Guta - Policing and Society, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Ongoing calls for police reform across North America alongside the growing momentum for
the removal of criminal sanctions for personal possession of drugs have placed policing …

The police paradox: A qualitative study of post-overdose outreach program implementation through public health-public safety partnerships in Massachusetts

JJ Carroll, ER Cummins, SW Formica, TC Green… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Post-overdose outreach has emerged in the United States as an increasingly
common response to non-fatal overdose. This qualitative study investigates the …

“All carrots and no stick”: Perceived impacts, changes in practices, and attitudes among law enforcement following drug decriminalization in Oregon State, USA

HM Smiley-McDonald, PR Attaway, LD Wenger… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Background By passing Ballot Measure 110 (BM 110), Oregon became the first US
state to decriminalize noncommercial possession of drugs that are illegal under the …

Differential risks of syringe service program participants in Central Ohio: a latent class analysis

KJ Moon, I Bryant, A Trinh, KA Hasenstab… - Harm Reduction …, 2023 - Springer
Background Significant heterogeneity exists among people who use drugs (PWUD). We
identify distinct profiles of syringe service program (SSP) clients to (a) evaluate differential …

On Race and Place in Substance Use Research

B Ostrach, JJ Carroll - American Journal of Public Health, 2024 - ajph.aphapublications.org
In “The War on Drugs, Racialized Capitalism, and Health Care Utilization Among White
People Who Use Drugs in 22 Rural Appalachian Counties,” Cooper et al. 1 examine certain …

Response to Reed and Socias letter

JD Scheidell, B Andraka-Christou - The American Journal of Drug …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
We greatly appreciate Drs. Reed and Socias' insightful comments on our recently published
article highlighting the racial and ethnic inequities in substance use treatment among …

Demographic patterns and disparities in new HIV diagnoses attributed to injection drug use in the United States

JG Rosen, J Cepeda, JN Park - AIDS, 2023 - journals.lww.com
People who inject drugs (PWID) exhibit disproportionate HIV burdens in the United States.
We characterized longitudinal patterns and demographic disparities in new HIV diagnoses …

Examining differences in opioid deaths by race in North Carolina following the STOP Act, 2010–2019

PM Hughes, B Ostrach, CR Tak - Journal of Substance Use and Addiction …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Introduction North Carolina's 2017 STOP Act implemented several measures to
address the increasing opioid overdose death rate. However, due to racial differences …

Longitudinal Assessment of Emergency Responders' Attitudes Toward People Who Overdose and Naloxone Following an Overdose Education Training

S Phillips, Z Budesa, R Smith… - Substance Use & …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: In addition to teaching overdose recognition and response, overdose
education and naloxone distribution (OEND) trainings for emergency responders aim to …