Xylazine awareness, desire, use and exposure: Preliminary findings from the Rhode Island community-based drug checking cohort study
Park J, Serafinski R, Ujeneza M, McKenzie M, Tardif J, Krotulski A, Badea A, Grossman E, Green T. Xylazine awareness, desire, use and exposure: Preliminary findings from the Rhode Island community-based drug checking cohort study. Drug And Alcohol Dependence Reports 2024, 11: 100247. PMID: 38974777, PMCID: PMC11225690, DOI: 10.1016/j.dadr.2024.100247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDrug checking servicesCohort studyAt-risk individualsHarm reduction organizationsIncrease community knowledgeHarm reductionRapid careXylazine exposureReduction educationDecrease harmPWUDCommunity knowledgeParticipantsCareChecking servicesReceptor agonistsAnalyzed dataHarmRhode IslandLiquid chromatography quadrupole-time-of-flight mass spectrometryQuadrupole-time-of-flight mass spectrometryMass spectrometryPreliminary findingsPolicies, adaptations, and ongoing challenges to naloxone, buprenorphine and nonprescription syringe access across four-states: Findings from an environmental scan and key informant interviews
Floyd A, Silcox J, Strickler G, Nong T, Blough M, Bolivar D, Rabin M, Bratberg J, Irwin A, Hartung D, Hansen R, Bohler R, Green T. Policies, adaptations, and ongoing challenges to naloxone, buprenorphine and nonprescription syringe access across four-states: Findings from an environmental scan and key informant interviews. Drug And Alcohol Dependence Reports 2024, 11: 100243. PMID: 38948428, PMCID: PMC11214408, DOI: 10.1016/j.dadr.2024.100243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNonprescription syringesImplementation of evidence-based interventionsEnvironmental scanEvidence-based interventionsCost of medicationsSemi-structured interviewsHarm reduction organizationsPatients' stigmaNaloxone standing orderRural settingsStanding ordersActive partnershipPharmacy policiesPharmacy chainInformant interviewsStructural barriersMedicaid coverageSyringe accessDispensing buprenorphineInstitutionalized interventionsPharmacyMortality increaseKey informantsRandomized trialsIntervention