Overdose Archives

03.21.2024 blurry image of health care workers walking around a hospital or clinical setting

Bridging the Substance Use Treatment Gap

Bridge clinics have emerged as innovative models of care for those seeking treatment for substance use disorder, cutting through the challenges these individuals have faced in other health care settings.

Fellow Sean Hagan

03.20.2024 Kimber King headshot

Kimber King

Kimber King, program assistant for the Massachusetts Overdose Prevention Helpline, shares about her experiences and efforts to center both harm reduction and compassionate understanding in her work.

Fellow Sean Hagan

03.19.2024 Line graph depicting trends in overdose deaths per 100,000 population by educational attainment

Education and Overdose Deaths

People who use drugs had higher death rates than those who did not across all educational levels, with death rates highest among those with less formal education.

Fellow Sean Hagan

02.01.2024 line graph depicting percentage of respondents ranking substance use disorder-related problem areas, including overdose, as both their greatest concern and the least capacity to address

line graph depicting percentage of respondents ranking substance use disorder-related problem areas, including overdose, as both their greatest concern and the least capacity to address

Understanding Overdose Deaths and Polysubstance Use in Rural America

Most substance use is polysubstance use, which complicates treatment and overdose prevention efforts, especially in rural America.

Fellow Kara Schmidt

10.20.2023 graphs showing drug-related overdose mortality per 100,000 by race/ethnicity and type of drugs involved

Piercing Overdose Disparities

Overdose deaths among Black individuals have increased across the U.S., surpassing White deaths in 2020 for the first time in decades.

Fellow Sean Hagan

06.22.2023 Rear view of adult man standing beside window with sunlight and shadow

How PTSD, Suicide, and Overdose Death Come Together in Late Life

Nearly half of veterans over the age of 50 with PTSD were found to have an increased risk for both suicide attempts and overdose death by suicide.

Guest Authors Amy Byers, Ryan Clark

05.16.2023 judge's gavel with handcuffs sitting on top of a desk

Providing Immediate Access to Recovery Resources

The Holyoke Early Access to Recovery and Treatment program launched in 2021 with the goal of providing same-day access to opioid use disorder treatment for any adult who appears before the court.

Guest Author Amelia Bailey

04.12.2023 a graph of different types of disease

Naloxone Needed

Increasing access to naloxone through community-based programs is key to preventing overdose deaths in the United States.

Fellow Barbara Espinosa

03.24.2023 a map of the united states

Managing Substance Use with Medicare

Distance to treatment facilities is a considerable problem for substance use recovery, regardless of age. But the impact of this distance may be felt more by older adults.

Fellow Hannah Tremont

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