Overdose Archives

04.21.2022 a building with a sign on the top

Community Care: Gaps in Addiction Treatment

The researchers compiled county health and demographic data of communities surrounding non-profit hospitals to better understand the racial and ethnic make-up of the communities and what types of opioid use disorder treatment strategies are offered.

Fellow Bethany Hallenborg

03.08.2022 US map with pills

Prioritizing Harm Reduction Funding Without Stigma

The intersection of the Covid-19 pandemic and opioid epidemic has necessitated federal funding toward harm reduction.

Guest Author C To

10.13.2021 person performing cpr

Laws That Help Fight Overdose Deaths

Nearly all states currently have "good Samaritan" immunity laws to encourage calls for assistance during overdose emergencies, but statutes differ widely from state to state.

Guest Author Thomas Griner

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

07.01.2021 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

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

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

03.31.2020 a graph with blue and orange bars

Opioid Ups and Downs

For the first time since 1999, the national drug overdose death rate declined in 2018, an important marker of the nation’s response to the opioid epidemic.

Fellow Edward Alexander

10.25.2019 a city skyline at dusk

An Historic Opioid Study

Researchers at Boston Medical Center were selected to represent Massachusetts in a $350 million study to address the opioid epidemic.

Fellow Julia Garcia

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