Posts by Jason Lutjen

Listen to the new Aced It podcast episode Reducing Opioid Deaths: The Role of the Community Season 3, Episode 6: This episode examines the role of communities in helping individuals with substance use disorder. Study findings suggest a distinct and pronounced need for better education and training around treatment and recovery and a need for everyone…

Listen to the new Aced It podcast episode Strategies to Improve Implementation of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Reported by Veterans Involved in the Legal System Season 3, Episode 5: In this super-interesting episode, we report on a study of U.S. veterans with opioid use disorder who discuss what they think would help them in…

Listen to the new Aced It podcast episode Scoping Review of Interventions to Link Individuals to Substance Use Services at Discharge from Jail Season 3, Episode 4: What do we know about what happens when we link individuals to substance use services upon jail discharge? This podcast offers a scoping review that examines answers to that…

Listen to the new Aced It podcast episode Estimating the Impact of Wide Scale Uptake of Screening and Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in U.S. Prisons and Jails Season 3, Episode 3: How many lives could we save if we provided MOUD to individuals while they are in prison? And how many more lives could…

Listen to the new Aced It podcast episode The Impact of the Opioid Crisis on U.S. State Prison Systems Providing MOUD comes with some challenges despite many benefits. In this episode, we explore a study involving MOUD within carceral spaces and highlight how some real-world challenges can interfere with treatment in prison. Download the One-Pager…

Listen to the new Aced It podcast episode Loosening MOUD Restrictions During COVID-19 Season 3, Episode 1: How does a global pandemic like COVID-19 affect individuals engaged in treatment involving Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD)? Some restrictions were loosened, and the results may be favorable in many ways. Listen to hear more. Download the One-Pager…

Scott Walters, Jeffrey Samet and Charles Knott, senior investigators on the HEALing Communities Study, wrote a column for The Dallas Morning News titled Our best weapon against drug overdoses is good data. Here’s an excerpt: The most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that overdose deaths in the general U.S.…

The online course “Introduction to the Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST),” offered by the New York University, is now available on Coursera. This course is aimed at intervention scientists working in any area–including public health, education, criminal justice, and others—interested in learning about an innovative framework for conducting intervention research. This course will show you how…

The Center for Public Health Law Research at Temple University has launched a Global Certificate in Legal Epidemiology. This non-credit certificate is offered by the Center with Temple University’s Office of Continuing Education. It is a self-guided, 16-hour program ideal for anyone interested in developing their skills and knowledge in public health law research. The program…