Opioids Archives

09.16.2021 police car lights

The Tempe First-Responder Opioid Recovery Project

The Tempe First-Responder Opioid Recovery Project is a police, social service, and researcher collaborative response to the opioid crisis.

Guest Authors Michael D. White, Dina Perrone, Aili Malm, Seth Watts

07.12.2021 pocket with dental tools and pen

Most Opioid Prescribing by Dentists Could Be Safely Eliminated

Eliminating routine opioid prescribing for tooth extraction procedures could drastically reduce exposure to dental opioid prescriptions and their associated harms.

Guest Author Kao-Ping Chua

07.01.2021 chart by sector

Working Against Opioid Overdoses

Some industries including construction and extraction work had higher rates of opioid overdose deaths, highlighting a need for employers to offer targeted education and prevention services.

Fellow Maya Thirkill

05.07.2021 medical person with RX pad

Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Access Hinges on Policymakers

The Covid-19 pandemic has both increased the urgency of increasing access to medications for opioid use disorder and prompted an easing of regulations.

Guest Author Casy Calver

04.15.2021 a hand holding a syringe next to a bag of white powder

Safe Solutions to Managing Opioid Use Disorder in the Pandemic and Beyond

The authors described the Continuum of Overdose Risk framework by transitioning to evidence-based harm reduction programs and policies, a much-needed step in curtailing opioid addiction and overdose.

Guest Authors C To, Ju Nyeong Park

03.19.2021 a graph of different colored lines

In Plain Site

Safe consumption sites can decrease overdose mortality and drug use—yet, in the US, politics and assumptions hinder legislation allowing such sites.

Fellow Rubina Veerakone

12.03.2020 a screenshot of a graph

War on Words

The way journalists and reporters frame public health crises has the power to create and perpetuate racist bias.

Fellow Edward Alexander

10.21.2020 a screenshot of a graph

Addiction Care for Mother

Increased access to buprenorphine and methadone especially benefits pregnant women and their unborn infants.

Fellow Pat Williams

08.25.2020 a graph of a number of patients with an injection

Treatment Trends

The increases in injection meth use observed represents a dangerous public health challenge that is hidden within the wider opioid epidemic.

Fellow Pat Williams

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