Reading Group Summaries
Meeting Summary – November 2023: Predictors of Retention and Drug Use Among Patients With Opioid Use Disorder Transferred to a Specialty “Second Chance” Methadone Program
Moses TE, Rhodes GL, Tavakoli E, Christensen CW, Amirsadri A, Greenwald MK. Predictors of Retention and Drug Use Among Patients With Opioid Use Disorder Transferred to a Specialty " Second Chance" Methadone Program. Subst Abuse. 2022 Nov...
Meeting Summary – October 2023: Mobile low-threshold buprenorphine integrated with infectious disease services
Rosecrans A, Harris R, Saxton RE, Cotterell M, Zoltick M, Willman C, Blackwell I, Bell J, Hayes D, Weir B, Sherman S, Lucas GM, Greenbaum A, Page KR. Mobile low-threshold buprenorphine integrated with infectious disease services. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2022...
Meeting Summary – September 2023: Understanding stigma through the lived experiences of people with opioid use disorder
Judd H, Yaugher AC, O'Shay S, Meier CL. Understanding stigma through the lived experiences of people with opioid use disorder. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2023 Aug 1;249:110873. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.110873. Epub 2023 Jun 24. PMID: 37390780.Stigma, or a set...
Meeting Summary – August 2023: A qualitative analysis of barriers to opioid agonist treatment for racial/ethnic minoritized populations
Husain JM, Cromartie D, Fitzelle-Jones E, Brochier A, Borba CPC, Montalvo C. A qualitative analysis of barriers to opioid agonist treatment for racial/ethnic minoritized populations. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2023 Jan;144:108918. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2022.108918. Epub 2022...
Meeting Summary – July 2023: Meeting people where they are: Implementing hospital-based substance use harm reduction
Perera, R., Stephan, L., Appa, A. et al. Meeting people where they are: implementing hospital-based substance use harm reduction. Harm Reduct J 19, 14 (2022).https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-022-00594-9 Hospital-based substance use disorder care typically focuses on...
Meeting Summary – June 2023: Successful Substance Use Disorder Recovery in Transitional Housing: Perspectives From African American Women
Krueger E, Deal E, Lopez AA, Dressel AE, Graf MDC, Schmitt M, Hawkins M, Pittman B, Kako P, Mkandawire-Valhmu L. Successful substance use disorder recovery in transitional housing: Perspectives from African American women. Exp Clin Psychopharmacol. 2022...
Meeting Summary – April 2023: Role of peer support workers in improving patient experience in Tower Hamlets Specialist Addiction Unit
Kulik W, Shah A. Role of peer support workers in improving patient experience in Tower Hamlets Specialist Addiction Unit. BMJ Quality Improvement Reports 2016;5:u205967. w2458. doi:10.1136/ bmjquality.u205967.w2458 https://tinyurl.com/RSHRRGpeerspt This study...
Meeting Summary – March 2023: The Cost of Caring: Compassion Fatigue among Peer Overdose Response Workers in British Columbia
Zahra Mamdani, Sophie McKenzie, Emma Ackermann, Rayne Voyer, Fred Cameron, Tracy Scott, Bernie Pauly & Jane A. Buxton (2023) The Cost of Caring: Compassion Fatigue among Peer Overdose Response Workers in British Columbia, Substance Use & Misuse, 58:1, 85-93,...
Meeting Summary – February 2023: Xylazine and Overdoses: Trends, Concerns, and Recommendations
Alexander RS, Canver BR, Sue KL, Morford KL. Xylazine and Overdoses: Trends, Concerns, and Recommendations. Am J Public Health. 2022 Aug;112(8):1212-1216. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2022.306881. PMID: 35830662; PMCID: PMC9342814. https://tinyurl.com/RSHRRGXylazine...
Meeting Summary – April 2022: Substance Use Remission & Racial Identities
Bommersbach TJ, Jegede O, Stefanovics EA, Rhee TG, Rosenheck RA. Diagnostic remission of substance use disorders: Racial differences and correlates of remission in a nationally representative sample. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2022 May;136:108659....