Drug testing in community corrections is a surveillance tool with significant impact for both people under supervision and for those who staff supervision agencies. Drug testing is often expensive, invasive, inconvenient, and time-consuming, and can result in sanctions that include violations and technical revocations. Despite these challenges, corrections leaders and professionals also consider drug testing […]
Background: Nonfatal overdose is a risk factor for future fatal overdose and represents a critical touchpoint for engaging survivors and making connections to treatment and harm reduction resources. The aim of this study was to understand survivors’ experiences and preferences in the immediate post-overdose period, and to elucidate survivors’ and professionals’ perspectives on improving care […]
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health partnered with Lynn Community Health Center (LCHC) to scale up testing and treatment for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) for a non-US born patient population. The project team developed a workflow to manage patients through the LTBI care cascade with screening performed in primary care and diagnostic testing, evaluation, and […]
The Linkages to Care (LinC) Program was established in June 2024 by RIZE Massachusetts, a nonprofit foundation working to end the opioid epidemic in MA. The program funds 8 grantee organizations across MA for over 2 years, with the goal of supporting individuals at risk of overdose by strengthening collaboration between hospitals, community based organizations […]
Background: The inpatient hospital setting is a potential intervention point where people at risk for overdose can be identified and connected to evidence-based substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and harm reduction services. Inpatient addiction consult service (ACS) programs have been shown to have a range of positive outcomes, but there remains an implementation gap, and ACS […]
