Firearm Injury Prevention Advocacy: Lessons Learned and Future Directions 1/5 doi.org/10.1016/j.pcl.… Injuries and deaths due to firearms in children and young adults is a public health crisis in the United States. Pediatric clinicians are powerful advocates to reduce harm due to firearms. By forming coalitions wi... 2/5

Music festival #drugchecking: evaluation of an Australian pilot program 1/5 doi.org/10.1186/s12954… BACKGROUND: This paper explores the feasibility of delivering a music festival-based #drugchecking service in Australia, evaluating service design and stakeholder acceptability.METHODS: Questionnaire and interview data were collected from a... 2/5

Attitudes toward #harmreduction and low-threshold healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic: qualitative interviews with people who use drugs in rural southern Illinois 1/5 doi.org/10.1186/s12954… BACKGROUND: Chronic health conditions associated with long-term drug use may pose additional risks to people who use drugs (PWUD) when coupled with COVID-19 infection. Despite this, PWUD, especially those living in rural areas, may be less ... 2/5

Predictors of Retention and Drug Use Among Patients With Opioid Use Disorder Transferred to a Specialty "Second Chance" #Methadone Program 1/5 doi.org/10.1177/117822… BACKGROUND: Many patients in #methadone treatment have difficulty achieving or maintaining drug abstinence, and many clinics have policies that lead to discharging these patients. We designed a pilot "Second Chance" (SC) program for patients... 2/5

Evaluating new simplified assays for #harmreduction from methanol poisoning using chromotropic acid kits: An analytical study on Indian and Iranian alcoholic beverages 1/5 doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.… BACKGROUND: Ingestion of methanol can result in severe irreversible morbidity, and death. Simple and easy methods to detect methanol and other hazardous additives prior to consumption can prevent fatalities. This form of #harmreduction is a... 2/5

Implementation of a Leave-behind Naloxone Program in San Francisco: A One-year Experience 1/5 doi.org/10.5811/westje… INTRODUCTION: In response to the ongoing opioid #overdose crisis, US officials urged the expansion of access to naloxone for opioid overdose reversal. Since then, emergency medical services' (EMS) dispensing of naloxone kits has become an em... 2/5

Longitudinal associations between receiving E-cigarette price promotions and subsequent E-cigarette use among U.S. Young adult cigarette smokers 1/5 doi.org/10.1016/j.addb… INTRODUCTION: E-cigarette price promotions (EPPs; i.e., marketed reductions in cost) may influence young adult cigarette smokers to try, dual use with, or completely transition to e-cigarettes. We assessed whether receiving EPPs was associa... 2/5

Drug network identification predicts injecting risk behavior among people who inject drugs on hepatitis C virus treatment in Tayside, Scotland 1/5 doi.org/10.1080/089642… The risk of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) acquisition among People Who Inject Drugs (PWID) remains high when injecting risk behavior within networks endures. Several psychosocial factors influence such behavior. Following a drive within Tayside, ... 2/5

Confidence in nicotine for tobacco #harmreduction-Bridging the policy-practice gap 1/5 doi.org/10.1002/dta.34… Decades of research show that constituents other than nicotine are the harmful agents in tobacco products. This knowledge is incorporated into the nicotine regulatory policies of countries leading in tobacco control, such as the UK and New ... 2/5

Using Intervention Mapping to Develop an mHealth Intervention to Support Men Who Have Sex With Men Engaging in Chemsex (Budd): Development and Usability Study 1/5 doi.org/10.2196/39678 BACKGROUND: Chemsex refers to the intentional use of drugs before or during sex among men who have sex with men (MSM). Engaging in chemsex has been linked to significant negative impacts on physical, psychological, and social well-being. Ho... 2/5

A study protocol to explore and implement community-based point-of-care COVID-19 testing for women who use drugs in Baltimore, Maryland: The CARE study 1/5 doi.org/10.1371/journa… Women who use drugs (WWUD) experience structural vulnerabilities (e.g., housing, food insecurities) and comorbidities that elevate their susceptibility to more severe COVID-19 symptoms or fatality compared to similarly-aged women who do not... 2/5

Analysis of four syringe dispensing machine point-of-access data 2017-2020 in Melbourne, Australia: machine utilisation and client demographics 1/5 doi.org/10.1186/s12954… BACKGROUND: Australian needle and syringe distribution occurs via a mix of modalities, including syringe dispensing machines (SDMs). SDMs are electronic vending machines providing (often) 24-h access to needles/syringes and may attract grea... 2/5

Accessing needle exchange services in disasters for remote areas of Aotearoa New Zealand 1/5 doi.org/10.1186/s12954… BACKGROUND: Needle Exchange Programme (NEP) mobile outreach services in Aotearoa New Zealand distribute injecting equipment to people who inject drugs (PWID) living in remote regions. In disasters, continued access to such services is imper... 2/5

Ethical Care for Patients with Self-Managed Abortion After Roe 1/5 doi.org/10.1097/01.NAJ… The 2022 Supreme Court decision leaving the regulation of abortion to the states is sure to result in a complex regulatory environment for patients and nurses. In states where abortion is illegal, patients may self-manage abortions using me... 2/5

Factors Associated with Non-Evidence-Based #Overdose Responses among People Who Use Prescription Opioids Non-Medically in Rural Appalachia 1/5 doi.org/10.1080/108260… Background: Opioid-related #overdose deaths recently accelerated. In response, overdose education and naloxone distribution (OEND) has been implemented widely, though access remains sparse in rural Appalachia. Despite increasing OEND, risk f... 2/5

Podcasts as a Method to Deliver Education on Stigma Surrounding Opioid Use Disorder 1/5 doi.org/10.3390/pharma… The objective of this research was to evaluate the effectiveness of a podcast miniseries to reduce stigma surrounding opioid use disorder (OUD) among student pharmacists. Students in their second and third professional years from two school... 2/5

Advancing New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) for Tobacco #HarmReduction: Synopsis from the 2021 CORESTA SSPT-NAMs Symposium 1/5 doi.org/10.3390/toxics… New approach methodologies (NAMs) are emerging chemical safety assessment tools consisting of in vitro and in silico (computational) methodologies intended to reduce, refine, or replace (3R) various in vivo animal testing methods traditiona... 2/5

"It's Also Pushed People to a New Level of Desperation:" COVID-19 Impacts on Experiences of Persons Who Use Illicit Opioids 1/5 doi.org/10.1080/027910… The purpose of this qualitative study is to characterize the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on drug use experiences among persons who use illicit opioids (PWUO) in Arizona. Between 12/2020 and 05/2021, interviews were conducted via Zoom w... 2/5

Emerging drugs for the treatment of major depressive disorder 1/5 doi.org/10.1080/147282… INTRODUCTION: Major depressive disorder (MDD) continues to be one of the highest contributors to disease burden and years lived with disability in the world. Current existing treatments have been associated with intolerable side effects, lo... 2/5

Post-#Psychedelic Reductions in Experiential Avoidance Are Associated With Decreases in Depression Severity and Suicidal Ideation 1/5 doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.… #Psychedelic therapy shows promise as a novel intervention for a wide range of mental health concerns but its therapeutic action is incompletely understood. In line with acceptance and commitment therapy's (ACT's) transdiagnostic model, qual... 2/5

#Psychedelics and virtual reality: parallels and applications 1/5 doi.org/10.1177/204512… #Psychedelic drugs and virtual reality (VR) each have the capacity to disrupt the rigidity and limitations of typical conscious experience. This article delineates the parallels among psychedelic and VR states as well as their potential syne... 2/5