2024
Drawing on Black and Queer Communities' Harm Reduction Histories to Improve Overdose Prevention Strategies and Policies.
Johnson S, Sue K. Drawing on Black and Queer Communities' Harm Reduction Histories to Improve Overdose Prevention Strategies and Policies. The AMA Journal Of Ethic 2024, 26: e580-586. PMID: 38958427, DOI: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.580.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBlack or African AmericanDrug OverdoseHarm ReductionHealth PolicyHumansSexual and Gender Minorities
2023
Recognition and Treatment of Wounds in Persons Using Xylazine: A Case Report From New Haven, Connecticut
Dowton A, Doernberg M, Heiman E, Barelli P, Golden M, Wang H, Leventhal J, Morford K, Sue K. Recognition and Treatment of Wounds in Persons Using Xylazine: A Case Report From New Haven, Connecticut. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2023, 17: 739-741. PMID: 37934550, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000001198.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderUse disordersDrug useCase report presentsIndex of suspicionInjection drug useDrug supplyCare management strategiesHarm reduction strategiesOverdose presentationsCutaneous manifestationsWithdrawal syndromeClinical complicationsCase reportIntravenous useWound carePatientsTreatment of woundsInfectious diseasesChronic woundsXylazineSkin woundsWoundsMore reportingDiagnosis
2022
Safety in solitude? Competing risks and drivers of solitary drug use among women who inject drugs and implications for overdose detection
Rosen J, Glick J, Zhang L, Cooper L, Olatunde P, Pelaez D, Rouhani S, Sue K, Park J. Safety in solitude? Competing risks and drivers of solitary drug use among women who inject drugs and implications for overdose detection. Addiction 2022, 118: 847-854. PMID: 36468191, PMCID: PMC10073256, DOI: 10.1111/add.16103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThreat of violenceCross-sectional qualitative studyDepth interviewsHarm reduction strategiesPublic spaceOverdose riskDrug useThematic analysisQualitative studyEmergent designSocial environmentRisk environmentNaloxone possessionBaltimore CityInterviewsWWIDReduction strategiesOpioid withdrawalViolenceFatal overdoseStreet interceptXylazine and Overdoses: Trends, Concerns, and Recommendations.
Alexander RS, Canver BR, Sue KL, Morford KL. Xylazine and Overdoses: Trends, Concerns, and Recommendations. American Journal Of Public Health 2022, 112: 1212-1216. PMID: 35830662, PMCID: PMC9342814, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2022.306881.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalgesics, OpioidDrug OverdoseHarm ReductionHumansIllicit DrugsOpiate OverdosePublic HealthUnited StatesXylazineConceptsIllicit drug supplyDrug supplyNovel treatment strategiesPublic health interventionsPublic health systemHarm reduction strategiesTreatment strategiesOverdose deathsHealth interventionsStriking prevalenceHealth systemXylazineExposure levelsPrevalencePotential riskPotential toxicityOpioidsOverdosesCharacterizing stimulant overdose: A qualitative study on perceptions and experiences of “overamping”
Mansoor M, McNeil R, Fleming T, Barker A, Vakharia S, Sue K, Ivsins A. Characterizing stimulant overdose: A qualitative study on perceptions and experiences of “overamping”. International Journal Of Drug Policy 2022, 102: 103592. PMID: 35114520, PMCID: PMC9381030, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalgesics, OpioidCentral Nervous System StimulantsDrug OverdoseHarm ReductionHumansOpiate OverdoseQualitative ResearchConceptsDowntown Eastside neighbourhoodCurrent overdose crisisOverdose crisisNorth America's overdose crisisDepth qualitative interviewsStimulant overdosesHarm reduction campaignsOpioid-related overdose risksQualitative interviewsDominant focusHarm reduction effortsThematic analysisQualitative studyHarm reduction interventionsReduction campaignsRole of stimulantsIndividual experiencesLess attentionReduction effortsCrisisInterviewsExperiencePublic healthOverdose riskReduction interventionsHarm Reduction in Health Care Settings
Chan CA, Canver B, McNeil R, Sue KL. Harm Reduction in Health Care Settings. Medical Clinics Of North America 2022, 106: 201-217. PMID: 34823731, DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2021.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlcohol DrinkingAnalgesics, OpioidBehavior, AddictiveCentral Nervous System StimulantsCounselingDelivery of Health CareDrug OverdoseFentanylHarm ReductionHumansInfection ControlMaleNaloxoneNarcotic AntagonistsNarcoticsOpioid-Related DisordersPre-Exposure ProphylaxisSubstance-Related Disorders
2021
Bringing Harm Reduction into Health Policy — Combating the Overdose Crisis
Sue KL, Fiellin DA. Bringing Harm Reduction into Health Policy — Combating the Overdose Crisis. New England Journal Of Medicine 2021, 384: 1781-1783. PMID: 33983692, DOI: 10.1056/nejmp2103274.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2019
Smoking and hospitalisation: harnessing medical ethics and harm reduction
Sue K, Applewhite D. Smoking and hospitalisation: harnessing medical ethics and harm reduction. Journal Of Medical Ethics 2019, 45: 483. PMID: 30846491, DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2018-105065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEthics, MedicalHarm ReductionHospitalizationHumansSmoke-Free PolicyTobacco Smoke Pollution