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Preparing for a Post-Vaccine World, Domestic Abuse, the Future of War: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on why we need a blueprint for a post-vaccine world, helping domestic abuse victims during COVID-19, the pandemic's historic economic effects, and more.
May 15, 2020
Journal Article
Practical Factors Determining Adolescent Substance Use Treatment Settings: Results from Four Online Stakeholder Panels
This study aimed to identify practical factors that stakeholders find most critical to consider when planning adolescent substance use treatment.
May 12, 2020
Commentary
Needed: A Blueprint for a Post-Vaccine World
When a COVID-19 vaccine is developed, many in rich countries may be able to afford it while the poor and uninsured may not. The time to plan for equitable access, financing, intellectual property rights, and global production is now.
May 11, 2020
News Release
Frequent Alcohol Testing Lowers the Likelihood Drunk Drivers Will Be Rearrested or Have Probation Revoked
An innovative statewide alcohol-monitoring program that requires drunk drivers to be tested frequently for alcohol use significantly lowers the likelihood that participants will be rearrested or have probation revoked.
May 5, 2020
Journal Article
Gearing Up for PrEP in the Middle East and North Africa: An Initial Look at Willingness to Take PrEP Among Young Men Who Have Sex with Men in Beirut, Lebanon
These findings delineate a need and opportunity for public health researchers to work with Ministries of Health and policy makers to extend pre-exposure prophylaxis coverage and services to young men who have sex with men.
Apr 30, 2020
Journal Article
The Association of State Opioid Misuse Prevention Policies With Patient- and Provider-Related Outcomes: A Scoping Review
This review reveals a growing literature on the effects of certain state opioid misuse prevention policies, but persistent gaps in evidence on other prevalent state policies remain.
Apr 29, 2020
Journal Article
An Epidemic in the Midst of a Pandemic: Opioid Use Disorder and COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic strikes at a moment when our national response to the opioid crisis was beginning to coalesce. COVID-19 threatens to dramatically overshadow and reverse this progress.
Apr 29, 2020
Journal Article
Drivers of Continued Implementation of Cultural Competence in Substance Use Disorder Treatment
This study examines whether the key characteristics of organizational decision makers predicted continued implementation of five different practices that represent organizational cultural competence in one of the most diverse substance use disorder treatment systems in the United States.
Apr 29, 2020
Journal Article
The Expansion of National Healthcare Safety Network Enrollment and Reporting in Nursing Homes: Lessons Learned from a National Qualitative Study
We explored nursing home (NH) personnel perceptions of the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN), interviewing NH personnel about their facility's decision-making and infection prevention program. We identified barriers and facilitators to NHSN enrollment and reporting in NHs.
Mar 19, 2020
Journal Article
Palliative Care and Infection Management at End of Life in Nursing Homes: A Descriptive Survey
The aim of this study was to describe the current status of how nursing homes integrates palliative care and infection management at end of life across the nation.
Mar 19, 2020
Journal Article
Support of Nursing Homes in Infection Management Varies by US State Departments of Health
In many countries, healthcare associated infections (HAI) are problematic in long-term aged care living facilities. In the US, HAI occur frequently in nursing homes (NH). We systematically examined the variations in state intentions and activities related to HAI prevention in NHs.
Mar 19, 2020
Journal Article
Legal Requirements and Recommendations to Prescribe Naloxone
We conducted a systematic legal review of state laws that mandate or recommend that healthcare providers prescribe naloxone to patients with indicators for opioid overdose risk.
Feb 21, 2020
Testimony
Addressing the U.S. Opioid Crisis: Using an Integrated Systems-Based Approach: Addendum
Document submitted January 21, 2020, as an addendum to testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Opioids on December 17, 2019.
Jan 20, 2020
Journal Article
Patterns of Alternative Tobacco Product Use Among Youth Experiencing Homelessness
Findings suggest efforts to reduce the use of tobacco products among youth experiencing homelessness should focus on the combined use of these products and screen for substance use disorder and housing stability to include those that need help the most.
Jan 14, 2020
Journal Article
Motivational Interviewing and Culture for Urban Native American Youth (MICUNAY): A Randomized Controlled Trial
Urban Native American teens may benefit from culturally centered programs. No differences found between MICUNAY + Community Wellness Gatherings (CWGs) and CWGs only.
Jan 14, 2020
Essay
Fentanyl: The Most Dangerous Illegal Drug in America
America's fentanyl crisis is unlike previous drug epidemics and is likely to get worse. Deaths involving fentanyl and other synthetic opioids have surged from around 3,000 in 2013 to more than 30,000 in 2018. Solving the problem requires innovative approaches and unprecedented resources.
Jan 13, 2020
Journal Article
Exploring the Use of a General Equilibrium Method to Assess the Value of a Malaria Vaccine: An Application to Ghana
A general equilibrium method was used to quantify the potential impact of a malaria vaccination on the wider economy, using Ghana as an example. Results suggest investing in improving childhood health by vaccinating could have macroeconomic benefits.
Jan 9, 2020
Commentary
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.
Dec 19, 2019
Multimedia
Addressing the U.S. Opioid Crisis: Using an Integrated Systems-Based Approach
An overview of testimony by Bradley D. Stein presented before the Senate Judiciary Committee on December 17, 2019.
Dec 17, 2019
Testimony
Approaching the U.S. Opioid Crisis as an Ecosystem
Policymakers should think of the opioid crisis as an ecosystem and consider how its many parts interact—especially in unexpected ways. A broader view of the crisis will help those confronting it better prepare for the challenges ahead.
Dec 17, 2019

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