Background – In Massachusetts, the opioid overdose death rate is significantly higher for formerly-incarcerated people than for non-incarcerated people. Furthermore, overdose death rates in MA increased in recent years for Black and Hispanic/Latino men, surpassing the rate for White men. Objective – The Recovery-Based Reentry Services for Black and Latino Men (BLM) pilot program aims to provide culturally-responsive, person-centered […]
Background: There are significant gaps in receipt of treatment among people who experience opioid overdoses in Boston, MA. Co-occurring mental health (MH) and substance use disorders (SUD) are common, and there is a need for more research on how this affects the experiences and decisions of overdose survivors. Objective: To understand how MH impacts access […]
Background: Latinx populations have been more heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic than the general population of the US, including higher rates of hospitalization due to COVID-19 in eastern Massachusetts. We conducted a qualitative study to better understand the experiences of Latinx and Spanish-speaking patients who had clinically significant COVID-19 in the early months of the […]