Women with substance use disorder have a unique set of challenges for which existing addiction services have failed to find solutions. Women have specific biological, psychological, social, and systemic reasons why accessing and engaging in addiction treatment is more...
Men have historically used substances more than women, and so, existing addiction services and policies are more often designed with men in mind or take a gender-neutral approach. However, because women face unique concerns when it comes to substance use disorder...
Ottawa Inner City Health’s Managed Opioid Program (MOP) combined injectable opioid agonist treatment with supportive housing for people with severe opioid use disorder and experiencing homelessness. An assessment of the program’s first year, published recently in the...
Opioid-related overdose deaths rose in Massachusetts last year by 5% to a total of 2,104—marking the first increase in the state in three years and its highest peak, topping 2016’s peak of 2,102. This increase from 2019 to 2020 occurred amid the ongoing COVID-19...
Currently, under Massachusetts law, healthcare providers are mandated to report a person to the Department of Children & Families (DCF) for suspected abuse or neglect when they give birth to a baby who was exposed to substances designated as “addictive...