Posts Tagged ‘Overdose’
Addressing Social Determinants of Health Is Critical In Curbing Opioid Overdose Deaths, Study Finds
Research from Boston Medical Center shows a 21% reduction in overdose deaths in communities that address social needs as a part of post-overdose outreach programs.
Read MoreHelping Healthcare Providers Process Grief After Overdose Deaths
Losing patients to overdose can present special grief challenges for healthcare providers. Peer and employer support can help.
Read MoreNew Research Finds Strong Association Between Psychostimulant Prescriptions and Fatal Overdoses
These findings raise a need for reforming harm reduction education to include information about stimulant use.
Read MoreCommunities That Implement Post-Overdose Outreach Programs Have Fewer Opioid Overdose Deaths
Non-fatal opioid overdose is a leading risk for overdose death. Post-overdose outreach programs offer an opportunity to connect to help.
Read MoreIt’s Our Responsibility to Treat the Human Suffering at Heart of Opioid Overdose Crisis
Data shows that overdose deaths have reached staggering heights. The healthcare system should respond with a person-centered, racial-justice approach.
Read MoreMaking the Case for Employer-Sponsored Addiction Treatment
In a hypothetical firm of 10,000 employees, researchers estimated $232,000 of lost wage value annually due to substance use disorder-related absenteeism.
Read MoreChecking Arrest Warrants Undermines the Goal of Post-Overdose Outreach Visits
To better engage overdose survivors and remove barriers to treatment, research suggests outreach programs consider limiting the practice.
Read MoreSafe Consumption Sites Directly Meet the Needs of the BMC Community
Members of the Grayken Center for Addiction testified to the state about the need for safe consumption sites to address the rise in opioid overdose deaths.
Read MoreDisparities in Opioid Overdose Deaths Are Worsening for Black Americans
New data from the NIH-supported HEALing Communities Study underscores the need for racially inclusive approaches to address the opioid epidemic in vulnerable neighborhoods.
Read MoreA Massachusetts Study Aims to Reduce Opioid Overdose Deaths
The HEALing Communities Study is up and running in several cities, bringing opioid use disorder treatment to people where they are. The goal? Find the most effective way to stop deaths.
Read MoreHIV and Overdose Care Critical as Pandemic Yields Increased Harm
‘People’s experience could be so much more humane,’ expert says on the impact of policy and pandemic response on people at risk of drug-related harms.
Read MoreEven After Overdose, Only 1 in 3 Young Adults Receive OUD Meds
Research highlights opportunity to intervene with adolescents, a group who’s particularly vulnerable to addiction and overdose.
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