Introduction Peer recovery support services are a promising approach for improving harm
reduction, treatment, and recovery-related outcomes for people who have substance use …

Evidence-based drug-treatment studies that have shaped best practice in the United States
demonstrate racial differences in effectiveness, with Black participants reporting worse …

Importance In 2021, more than 80 000 US residents died from an opioid overdose. Public
health intervention initiatives, such as the Helping to End Addiction Long-term (HEALing) …

Introduction Dramatic increases in US drug overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids,
especially fentanyl, beginning around 2014 have driven a marked progression in overall …

Introduction The USA continues to face a fentanyl-driven overdose epidemic. Prior research
has demonstrated users of illicit opioids are concerned about fentanyl exposure and …

ABSTRACT Background: Historically, American Indians/Alaska Natives (AIANs), Blacks, and
Hispanics have experienced higher alcohol-induced mortality rates. Given a …

Objective Racialized health inequities in substance use-related harms might emerge from
differential access to syringe service programs (SSPs). To explore this, we examined the …

Background Shifts in the US drug supply, including the proliferation of synthetic opioids and
emergence of xylazine, have contributed to the worsening toll of the overdose epidemic …

Introduction Opioid-related overdose mortality rates have increased sharply in the US over
the past two decades, and inequities across racial and ethnic groups have been …

Abstract Background Across Canada, the COVID-19 pandemic occurred amidst an ongoing
drug toxicity crisis. Although elevated rates of substance-related harms have been observed …