Posts by Cory Plymesser
Cascade of care for substance use and mental health disorders for justice-involved populations
This study identifies typologies that explain the proportion of new jail intakes that pass through each level of the cascade of care for SUD and mental health disorders. These typologies can assist agencies in assessing client needs, service delivery, and areas for improvement.
Read MoreProtective factors associated with lower likelihood of injection drug use and experiencing overdose among incarcerated women
Drawing on data from 900 incarcerated women, findings from this study suggest a number of factors associated with being less likely to report higher-risk injection behavior and/or overdose experiences at the individual level (age, religiosity, and less polysubstance use), interpersonal level (not having a partner who injects drugs), and community or institutional level (fewer months…
Read MorePublic perceptions of opioid misuse recovery and related resources in a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults
This national public opinion survey sought to understand how people perceive “recovery” in the context of opioid use disorder and the resources available to support it. Responses highlighted differences depending on individual recovery experience. Overall, respondents most often defined recovery as seeking professional help. Those with personal opioid misuse history more often included “enhanced quality…
Read MoreJCOIN Rapid Innovation Grants (J-RIG) Call for Proposals for JCOIN 2.0 Webinar
View Webinar This webinar provided an overview of the JCOIN Rapid Innovation Grant (J-RIG) Program, which will be accepting proposals beginning on January 5, 2025. J-RIG provides funding to support small research projects to study newly emerging policies, practices or interventions that address the prevention and treatment of substance use disorders, as well as overdose…
Read MoreStigma and Harm Reduction (New Aced It Episode)
Understanding the barriers to harm reduction is a critical step toward addressing head on the high rate of substance use disorders. In this episode, we examine one substantial barrier to the goals of harm reduction—stigma. Stigma exists at many social levels, from the individual to the population. Listen to this episode to learn what the…
Read MoreImpact of Urine Drug Screening on Retention in Treatment (New Aced It Episode)
This episode focuses on how clinics handle urine drug screening in their effort to tackle treatment for opioid use disorder. The episode highlights a study that examines how urine drug screening (UDS) practices in methadone clinics might be impacting patient retention rates. There is an emphasis on the fact that UDS happens to people, no…
Read MoreMOUD Programs in Rural Jails (New Aced It Episode)
This episode examines work from a recent study that evaluates the implementation and outcomes of MOUD programs in two rural jails in Massachusetts. The study found there is a lack of MOUD supply to and in rural jails. Download the one-pager (PDF), Bailey, A., Senthilkumar, R., & Evans, E. A. (2023). Correlates and patterns in…
Read MoreLess Than Half of U.S. Jails Offer Medications to Treat Opioid Use Disorder, According to a New JCOIN Study
Recent findings from a nationally representative survey found that only 44% of U.S. jails provide medications to treat opioid use disorder (OUD) and only 13% offered at least one medication to anyone with OUD who requested it. The survey of 1,028 jails was conducted between June 2022 and April 2023 by JCOIN researchers. MOUD has…
Read MoreLEAP Scholar Spotlight
Two of JCOIN’s LEAP Scholars, Vanessa Bright and Kwasi Boaitey, have been accepted to the Substance Use Disorders Ventures program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) The prestigious National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) funded program focuses on generating business ideas/ventures to address and treat substance use disorders (SUDs). It invites 14 SUD Research…
Read MoreLeveraging MAARC Resources to Support Applicants for JCOIN Phase II Research and Innovation Hubs
View the recording This webinar provided information to support potential applicants for the JCOIN Phase II Clinical Research Hubs (RFA-DA-25-025) and Innovation Hubs (RFA-DA-25-062). The webinar shared information that may be useful to potential applications in three domains: 1) Time-limited consultation on available MAARC resources (i.e. data and analytics support, existing data access); 2) Information regarding data…
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