Concentrated burdens: how self-interest and partisanship shape opinion on opioid treatment policy [PDF]
, 2019 When does self-interest influence public opinion on contentious public policies? The bulk of theory in political science suggests that self-interest is only a minor force in public opinion.
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Overdose prevention activities led by local public health departments, 2019–2023
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and PolicyBackground Drug overdose deaths in the United States increased to historic levels in recent years, with provisional estimates indicating more than 111,000 deaths in the 12 months ending July 2023. In 2019, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s
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Criminal Justice Faculty Expert Works with East Bridgewater Police on Initiative to Stem Opioid Epidemic, Shift to Treatment Model [PDF]
, 2016 Plymouth County, Mass., law enforcement officials enlist RWU Professor of Criminal Justice Sean Varano for assistance in developing new overdose-prevention ...
Rodrigues, Jill
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Predicting pharmacy naloxone stocking and dispensing following a statewide standing order, Indiana 2016 [PDF]
, 2018 BACKGROUND: While naloxone, the overdose reversal medication, has been available for decades, factors associated with its availability through pharmacies remain unclear.
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Overdose experiences among injection drug users in Bangkok, Thailand
Harm Reduction Journal, 2010 Background Although previous studies have identified high levels of drug-related harm in Thailand, little is known about illicit drug overdose experiences among Thai drug users.
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R.I. State Police Unveil Innovative Opioid Outreach Initiative at RWU [PDF]
, 2018 With 323 overdose deaths in 2017, Rhode Island is at the epicenter of the opioid ...
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Impact of COVID-19 on Opioid Prescribing, Consumption, Pain, and Outcomes after Surgery
Annals of Surgery OpenObjective:. The aim is to compare opioid prescription, consumption, and patient-reported and clinical outcomes after surgical discharge pre- versus post-COVID-19 pandemic. Background:.
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Cureus, 2019 In light of the opioid epidemic, cardiac complications following a loperamide overdose are a growing concern for patients presenting to the emergency department (ED). Here, we present the case of a 35-year-old male with long QT syndrome who presented following a loperamide overdose and was receiving multiple shocks because of the resulting arrhythmias ...
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Predictors of future overdose among people who inject drugs in Baltimore, Maryland
Drug and Alcohol Dependence ReportsBackground: Longitudinal studies of future overdose risk among people who inject drugs (PWID) are needed to inform planning of targeted overdose preventions in the United States.
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Firsthand Opiates Abuse on Social Media: Monitoring Geospatial Patterns of Interest Through a Digital Cohort [PDF]
, 2019 In the last decade drug overdose deaths reached staggering proportions in the US. Besides the raw yearly deaths count that is worrisome per se, an alarming picture comes from the steep acceleration of such rate that increased by 21% from 2015 to 2016 ...
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