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Abstract Discourse around drug policy presents a stark contrast between policing and harm reduction models, sparking debates on the state's regulatory versus protective role. Canada is an ideal case to study drug policy models due to its global recognition as a leader in harm reduction alongside continued reliance on policing of drugs.
Taylor Domingos
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Abstract Research Summary This qualitative study examines how frontline police officers in British Columbia experienced and adapted to Canada's first formal drug decriminalization policy 1 year after implementation. Drawing on 30 semi‐structured interviews and using thematic analysis with a policy alienation and street‐level bureaucracy lens, we ...
Sarah Ferencz +2 more
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Interrupted Time Series Analysis: Patient Characteristics and Rates of Opioid-Use-Disorder-Related Emergency Department Visits in the Los Angeles County Public Hospital System during COVID-19 [PDF]
Emily Johnson +5 more
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Cluster‐Randomized Trials in Emergency Care Research
ABSTRACT Objective Cluster‐randomized trials (also called group‐randomized trials) are increasingly common in emergency care research. In such trials, groups of participants are allocated to different interventions based on naturally occurring “clusters,” such as clinics, hospitals, or emergency medical services agencies. In this methodological review,
Howard S. Kim +2 more
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Substance Use and Related Consequences Among Patients in Office-based Opioid Use Disorder Treatment [PDF]
Zoe Weinstein +13 more
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ABSTRACT Background The US is experiencing an epidemic of opioid misuse and mortality. Effective treatments are available, including medications for opioid use disorders (MOUD), but they are greatly underused due to a variety of barriers. In response, some US hospitals have established programs to identify emergency department (ED) patients with opioid
Dominic Hodgkin +6 more
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ABSTRACT Study Objective To characterize opioid and nonopioid drug use in the week following emergency department (ED)‐initiated extended‐release buprenorphine (XR‐BUP) treatment using both self‐reported data and urine drug screens (UDS). Methods This study uses data collected during a nonrandomized clinical trial of patients with untreated opioid use ...
Ethan Cowan +10 more
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Age-related Psychometric Dimensionality Using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition Opioid Use Disorder Diagnostic Criteria [PDF]
Alyssa Falise +5 more
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Abstract Aims The aim of this study was to identify longitudinal trajectories of medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) use throughout 1 year following MOUD initiation and to examine the association of trajectory membership with HIV testing among people who inject drugs in India.
Allison M. McFall +8 more
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Disparities by Sex in COVID-19 Risk and Related Harms Among People with Opioid Use Disorder
Caitlin E. Martin +3 more
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