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Substance Use Disorder Prevention

Drug Markets and Supply

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A New and More Dangerous Drug Market Requires a New Approach
Synthetic opioids are likely to increasingly reach illegal drug markets. Failure to recognize and respond to how rapidly drug markets have changed with the arrival of illegally manufactured synthetic opioids will continue to put many at risk of exposure to fentanyl, endangering the lives of hundreds of thousands more Americans for years to come.
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Mar 16, 2022
The RAND Blog
Bryce Pardo, David Luckey

Opioids

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Treating Supervised Drug Consumption Sites like Cannabis
Some communities hard hit by the opioid crisis are interested in opening supervised consumption sites—places where people who use drugs can do so under supervision of trained staff. What could be done to make it easier to pilot and evaluate these sites in the United States?
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Oct 22, 2021
Philadelphia Inquirer
Beau Kilmer @BeauKilmer, Bryce Pardo
Opioids

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Where Science Says to Spend Any U.S. Opioid Settlement Money
A global settlement with pharmaceutical companies has started to appear more and more likely. Even with billions of dollars, the settlement resources won't be unlimited. To avoid mistakes made in the tobacco master settlement agreement, any opioid funds must be carefully allocated.
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Dec 19, 2019
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Rebecca Lee Haffajee, Bradley D. Stein @BradleyDStein
Community Health and Well-Being

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Promoting Success: Using Data to Inform Decision Making
Many organizations that we have worked with indicate that this approach has helped improve reporting and communication both within and external to their organization, writes Sarah Hunter.
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Mar 21, 2012
Independent Sector
Sarah B. Hunter