2024
Preventing overdoses involving stimulants: the POINTS study protocol
Hughto J, Rich J, Kelly P, Vento S, Silcox J, Noh M, Pletta D, Erowid E, Erowid F, Green T. Preventing overdoses involving stimulants: the POINTS study protocol. BMC Public Health 2024, 24: 2325. PMID: 39192313, PMCID: PMC11348517, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-19779-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid-involved overdosesIntervention strategiesPrevent overdoseProtective factorsMultilevel intervention strategiesIntervention development effortsMixed-methods researchMixed-methods findingsHigh-risk communitiesRhode IslandNon-fatal overdoseSocial epidemiologyOverdose preventionCommunity stakeholdersDrug use patternsEpidemiological methodsMulti-pronged approachOverdose crisisBackgroundIn recent yearsStudy protocolCommunity leadersOverdose epidemicDrug checkingIllicit stimulantsRisk factors
2023
Costing analysis of a point-of-care drug checking program in Rhode Island
Cepeda J, Thompson E, Ujeneza M, Tardif J, Walsh T, Morales A, Rosen J, Green T, Park J. Costing analysis of a point-of-care drug checking program in Rhode Island. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2023, 253: 111028. PMID: 38000322, PMCID: PMC11238094, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.111028.Peer-Reviewed Original Research