Posts by Cory Plymesser
MMT Take-Home Policies and Patients (New Aced It Episode)
In this episode, we dive into the complexities of methadone maintenance treatment (MMT), an intervention that has proven effective in reducing risks of overdose, legal system involvement, and drug-use-related illnesses. Although MMT has shown benefits for people who use drugs, it delivers low uptake and retention rates. Listen to this episode to learn more about…
Read MoreLegal System Involvement: A Barrier to Harm Reduction (New Aced It Episode)
In this episode, we examine many barriers to harm reduction faced by people who have been involved with the criminal legal system. These barriers are engrained in a system that fails individuals with substance use disorders at nearly every corner, from limited staff knowledge about harm reduction to the lack of connection between institutional and…
Read MoreOverdose, Harm Reduction, and Sex Workers (New Aced It Episode)
Sex workers experience higher drug use rates and greater risks of STIs as well as poor mental health. Yet there is little data on their specific overdose risks. In this episode, we review emerging and critically important research that analyzes the impact of police-related barriers to harm reduction for sex workers. We also highlight how…
Read MoreSelected Resource Insecurities and Abstinence Self-Efficacy among Urban and Rural Incarcerated Women with OUD
Provision of medications to treat OUD via a mobile health unit: A scoping review
Recent Incarceration, Substance Use, Overdose, and Service Use Among People Who Use Drugs in Rural Communities
A Statewide Consultation Helpline for Rapid Linkage to Services for Youths With OUD and Other Substance Use
Receipt of MOUD before and after incarceration in Massachusetts State prisons, 2014-2019
Perceptions of extended-release buprenorphine among people who received medication for opioid use disorder in jail: a qualitative study
In this qualitative study, individuals who received XR-Buprenorphine while incarcerated reflect on their experience with the medication.
Read More“Yeah, this is not going to work for me”-The impact of federal policy restrictions on methadone continuation upon release from jail or prison
This study aims to identify how federal policy affects anticipated barriers to methadone treatment access at a high-risk time for opioid mortality: community re-entry after incarceration. It identifies persistent hurdles to methadone access for individuals post-release.
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