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Assessing experts’ perspectives on challenges in substance misuse prevention, harm reduction, and treatment to shape funding priorities in New York State
BackgroundDrug overdose is a leading cause of death and opioid-related deaths increased by more than 300% from 2010 to 2020 in New York State....
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The managers' perspectives on service providing in women's harm reduction centers during the COVID-19 pandemic: mixed method study
BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic posed significant challenges for managers overseeing women's harm reduction centers. This study seeks to capture...
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Combining app-based behavioral therapy with electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation: a study protocol for a single-arm mixed-methods pilot trial
BackgroundCigarette smoking remains a leading cause of preventable illness and death, underscoring the need for effective evidence-based smoking...
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Analysis and map** of harm reduction research in the context of injectable drug use: identifying research hotspots, gaps and future directions
BackgroundHarm reduction is a crucial approach in addressing the multifaceted challenges of injectable drug use. This paper presents an analysis and...
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An approach designed to fail deaf children and their parents and how to change it
The matter of raising and educating deaf children has been caught up in percepts of development that are persistently inaccurate and at odds with...
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Psychometric validation of the Chinese Version of the stimulant relapse risk scale (SRRS) in patients with methamphetamine use disorder
BackgroundEvaluating the risk of relapse is a pivotal step in the treatment of patients with methamphetamine use disorder (MUD). The 30-item...
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The potential of new nicotine and tobacco products as tools for people who smoke to quit combustible cigarettes – a systematic review of common practices and guidance towards a robust study protocol to measure cessation efficacy
New types of nicotine and tobacco products like electronic cigarettes (ECs), heated tobacco products or nicotine pouches have been discussed as less...
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Treatment non-adherence among methadone maintenance patients and associated factors: a multicenter, cross-sectional study in Vietnam
ObjectiveThis multicenter, cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of treatment non-adherence and its associated factors...
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Activity-based detection of synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists in plant materials
BackgroundSince late 2019, fortification of ‘regular’ cannabis plant material with synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists (SCRAs) has become a...
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Using digital technology to reduce drug-related harms: a targeted service users’ perspective of the Digital Lifelines Scotland programme
BackgroundDeaths due to drug overdose are an international issue, causing an estimated 128,000 global deaths in 2019. Scotland has the highest rate...
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Economic evaluation of the effect of needle and syringe programs on skin, soft tissue, and vascular infections in people who inject drugs: a microsimulation modelling approach
BackgroundNeedle and syringe programs (NSP) are effective harm-reduction strategies against HIV and hepatitis C. Although skin, soft tissue, and...
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Using qualitative system dynamics modeling to understand overdose bystander behavior in the context of Connecticut’s Good Samaritan Laws and identify effective policy options
BackgroundGood Samaritan Laws are a harm reduction policy intended to facilitate a reduction in fatal opioid overdoses by enabling bystanders, first...
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Patient perceptions of and experiences with stigma using telehealth for opioid use disorder treatment: a qualitative analysis
BackgroundPatients with opioid use disorder (OUD) experience various forms of stigma at the individual, public, and structural levels that can affect...
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Access to and acceptability of sexual and reproductive health, harm reduction and other essential health services among people who inject drugs in Durban, South Africa
BackgroundPeople who inject drugs (PWID) are at risk of HIV acquisition. The number of PWID in South African cities is increasing, and in spite of an...
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Is peer support a tip** point for the opioid use disorder crisis in Appalachia? Research holds the answer
BackgroundThe present commentary highlights the pressing need for systematic research to assess the implementation and effectiveness of medications...
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Supporting direct acting antiviral medication adherence and treatment completion in a sample of predominantly rural veterans with hepatitis C and substance use disorders
BackgroundClinic-based interventions are needed to promote successful direct acting antiviral (DAA) treatment for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV)...
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A randomized trial of collaborative support for opioid taper after trauma hospitalization
The COTAT (Collaborative Opioid Taper After Trauma) Study was a randomized trial of an opioid taper support program using a physician assistant (PA)...
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Involuntary discharge from drug or alcohol treatment programs in Vancouver, Canada
BackgroundRetention in substance use treatment is essential to treatment success. While programmatic factors are known to influence retention, less...
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Attitudes toward and training in medications for opioid use disorders: a descriptive analysis among employees in the youth legal system and community mental health centers
BackgroundResearch demonstrates gaps in medications for opioid use disorder uptake (MOUDs; methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone) especially among...
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Corporate social responsibility, policy framing and strategic marketing: understanding the alcohol industry’s use of social media in Uganda
BackgroundSub-Saharan Africa is important to the future of alcohol and global health because the alcohol market there is expanding rapidly in a...
