The Bottom Line New research shows a 21% reduction in fatal overdose rates in Massachusetts cities that offer post-overdose outreach programs that provide connections to a wide range of social services to address social determinants of health. Context In response to...
THE BOTTOM LINE | Medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) is an important first step to treat individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) who have been hospitalized due to injection drug use-associated infective endocarditis — but physicians...
When Joseph Shay heard that a woman was overdosing across the street, he didn’t hesitate. “I just grabbed the Narcan and a facial barrier and ran over there,” he recalls. The woman had vomited, and first responders at the scene were hanging back, reluctant to get...