Trends in Filled Naloxone Prescriptions Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States.  O’Donoghue AL, Biswas N, Dechen T, et al.  JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(5):e210393. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.0393 https://jamane…

USA. Make Harm Reduction Federal Health Policy Now, Say Yale Experts Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic over a year ago, alcohol and substance use has surged in the United States, along with overdoses from opioids. To save lives, using practi…

Kanada. Virtual 'spotting' could help keep drug users safe during COVID-19, U of T researchers say A group of researchers at the University of Toronto and the Canadian Association of People Who Use Drugs are studying a remote supervi…

Implementation of a Recuperation Unit and Hospitalization Rates Among People Experiencing Homelessness With COVID-19.  Barocas JA, Gai MJ, White LF, Faretra D, Sachs K, Komaromy M.  JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Mar 1;4(3):e212826. doi: 10.1001/j…

COVID-19 Social Restrictions: An Opportunity to Re-visit the Concept of Harm Reduction in the Treatment of Alcohol Dependence. A Position Paper.  Kouimtsidis C, Pauly B, Parkes T, Stockwell T, Baldacchino AM.  Front Psychiatry. 2021 Feb…

Ingenuity and resiliency of syringe service programs on the front lines of the opioid overdose and COVID-19 crises.  Wenger LD, Kral AH, Bluthenthal RN, Morris T, Ongais L, Lambdin BH.  Transl Res. 2021 Mar 18:S1931-5244(21)00074-8. doi…