Management of opioid use disorder and associated conditions among hospitalized adults: A Consensus Statement from the Society of Hospital Medicine
SL Calcaterra, M Martin, R Bottner… - Journal of hospital …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Hospital‐based clinicians frequently care for patients with opioid withdrawal or opioid use
disorder (OUD) and are well‐positioned to identify and initiate treatment for these patients …
disorder (OUD) and are well‐positioned to identify and initiate treatment for these patients …
Integrating harm reduction into Medical Care: lessons from three models
JE Chang, Z Lindenfeld… - The Journal of the …, 2023 - Am Board Family Med
Background: Substance use disorders (SUDs) are at a national high, with significant
morbidity and mortality. Harm reduction, a public-health strategy aimed at reducing the …
morbidity and mortality. Harm reduction, a public-health strategy aimed at reducing the …
Perspectives and recommendations of opioid overdose survivors experiencing unsheltered homelessness on housing, overdose, and substance use treatment in …
RK Paradise, J Desmarais, SE O'Malley… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction Opioid overdose causes one in four deaths among people experiencing
homelessness in Boston, MA. To reduce overdose risks, the experience and perspectives of …
homelessness in Boston, MA. To reduce overdose risks, the experience and perspectives of …
Attitudes towards people who use substances: a survey of mental health clinicians from an urban hospital in British Columbia
A Russolillo, M Guan, EJ Dogherty, M Kolar, J Du… - Harm Reduction …, 2023 - Springer
Stigma and other barriers limit harm reduction practice integration by clinicians within acute
psychiatric settings. The objective of our study was to explore mental health clinician …
psychiatric settings. The objective of our study was to explore mental health clinician …
Strategies to improve access to care for patients with opioid use disorder
Treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) faces several challenges, including restricted
access to medications, geographical and logistical barriers, and variability in treatment …
access to medications, geographical and logistical barriers, and variability in treatment …
Patient and staff perspectives on the impacts and challenges of hospital-based harm reduction
L Fraimow-Wong, M Martín, L Thomas… - JAMA Network …, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Harm reduction is associated with improved health outcomes among people
who use substances. As overdose deaths persist, hospitals are recognizing the need for …
who use substances. As overdose deaths persist, hospitals are recognizing the need for …
Characteristics and Risk of Adverse Mental Health Events Amongst Users of the National Overdose Response Service (NORS) Telephone Hotline
D Viste, W Rioux, N Rider, T Orr, N Cristall… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract The National Overdose Response Service (NORS) is a Canadian mobile or virtual
overdose response hotline intended to prevent drug overdose deaths but has unexpectedly …
overdose response hotline intended to prevent drug overdose deaths but has unexpectedly …
How do we understand the value of drug checking as a component of harm reduction services? A qualitative exploration of client and provider perspectives
Background Mortality related to opioid overdose in the US has risen sharply in the past
decade. In California, opioid overdose death rates more than tripled from 2018 to 2021, and …
decade. In California, opioid overdose death rates more than tripled from 2018 to 2021, and …
Opioid-specific harm reduction in the emergency department: how staff provide harm reduction and contextual factors that impact their capacity to engage in harm …
Abstract Background Emergency Departments (ED) staff, including nurses and physicians,
are most directly involved in the care of people who use unregulated substances, and are …
are most directly involved in the care of people who use unregulated substances, and are …
“What I should be doing is harm reduction, if I'm doing my job right”: Engagement with harm reduction principles among prosecutors enacting drug policy reform in the …
Background Prosecutorial discretion to pursue or decline criminal charges is a powerful
mechanism determining criminal justice outcomes among people who use drugs (PWUD). In …
mechanism determining criminal justice outcomes among people who use drugs (PWUD). In …