Promoting Health, Safety and Equity
Promoting Health, Safety and Equity
Publications
harm reduction
Situating the Continuum of Overdose Risk in the Social Determinants of Health
Situating the Continuum of Overdose Risk in the Social Determinants of Health
Situating the Continuum of Overdose Risk in the Social Determinants of Health
This article reconceptualizes our understanding of the opioid epidemic and proposes six strategies that address the epidemic’s social roots.
NASEM Workshop
Situating the Continuum of Overdose Risk in the Social Determinants of Health
Situating the Continuum of Overdose Risk in the Social Determinants of Health
Dr. Park presented at the National Academies of Sciences workshop. This Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief highlights the presentations and discussions that occurred at the workshop.
Overdose Epidemiology
Time-Space Characteristics of EMS Attendance & Layperson Naloxone Use During Non-Fatal Overdoses...
Led by Dr. Rosen, EMS response to non-fatal overdoses were characterized by the time they were treated and where they were located (e.g., residential housing, outdoor spaces).
OD Detection Technologies
Overdose Detection Technologies to Reduce Solitary Overdose Deaths: A Literature Review
Evaluating the Impact of Brave Technology Co-op’s Novel Drug Overdose Detection and Response Devices
Overdose Detection Technologies—A New Frontier in Preventing Solitary Drug Overdose Deaths
Led by undergraduate student Alexa Lombardi, this paper is a review of the various different types of overdose prevention tech that exist today.
Overdose Detection Technologies—A New Frontier in Preventing Solitary Drug Overdose Deaths
Evaluating the Impact of Brave Technology Co-op’s Novel Drug Overdose Detection and Response Devices
Overdose Detection Technologies—A New Frontier in Preventing Solitary Drug Overdose Deaths
A JAMA Psychiatry commentary led by Dr. Park on the importance of understanding the impact, scalability, and cost-effectiveness of overdose detection technology for overdose prevention
Evaluating the Impact of Brave Technology Co-op’s Novel Drug Overdose Detection and Response Devices
Evaluating the Impact of Brave Technology Co-op’s Novel Drug Overdose Detection and Response Devices
Evaluating the Impact of Brave Technology Co-op’s Novel Drug Overdose Detection and Response Devices
This study assesses the preliminary impact of Brave Technology Co-op’s overdose detection devices that have been implemented in housing, medical, social service facilities, and several private settings in North America.
Drug Checking
North American Drug Checking Survey
North American Drug Checking Survey
North American Drug Checking Survey
Led by Dr. Park, drug checking programs operating in the US, Canada and Mexico were surveyed to understand their establishment and operations.
Validation of Fentanyl Test Strips
North American Drug Checking Survey
North American Drug Checking Survey
Latest study from Johns Hopkins University on fentanyl test strips used for detecting fentanyl in drugs.
Costing analysis of a point-of-care drug checking program in Rhode Island
A need for community lot testing of Fentanyl Test Strips marketed for harm reduction
A need for community lot testing of Fentanyl Test Strips marketed for harm reduction
This was a costing analysis of a new pilot drug checking service that employed an FTIR spectrometer, fentanyl test strips and confirmatory testing in Rhode Island from January 2023-May 2023.
A need for community lot testing of Fentanyl Test Strips marketed for harm reduction
A need for community lot testing of Fentanyl Test Strips marketed for harm reduction
A need for community lot testing of Fentanyl Test Strips marketed for harm reduction
The authors argue the high demand of FTS with poor regulations lead some manufacturers to not field test their test strips, causing the authors to urge communities to set a lot checking program in place.
Drug Policy
Epidemiology of drug arrests in the US: Evidence from the national survey on drug use and health
Epidemiology of drug arrests in the US: Evidence from the national survey on drug use and health
Epidemiology of drug arrests in the US: Evidence from the national survey on drug use and health
Following changes to drug criminalization policies, this article re-examines the epidemiology of drug arrests among people who use drugs (PWUD) in the U.S.
Drug decriminalization, fentanyl, and fatal overdoses in Oregon
Epidemiology of drug arrests in the US: Evidence from the national survey on drug use and health
Epidemiology of drug arrests in the US: Evidence from the national survey on drug use and health
This was an analysis that evaluated whether the decriminalization of drug possession in Oregon was associated with changes in fatal overdose rates, after accounting for fentanyl contaminating the unregulated drug market.
A comprehensive response to the fentanyl crisis: Strengthening response to fentanyl...
Epidemiology of drug arrests in the US: Evidence from the national survey on drug use and health
A comprehensive response to the fentanyl crisis: Strengthening response to fentanyl...
Dr. Park testified to the Senate Judiciary Committee in February 2025 on a comprehensive response to the fentanyl crisis.
SOLITARY drug USE & Supervised Consumption
Safety in Solitude? Competing Risks and Drivers of Solitary Drug Use
Supervised Inhalation Sites: Preventing Overdose and Reducing Health Inequities among People Who Use
Willingness to use supervised consumption spaces in Providence, Boston, Baltimore
Led by doctoral student Greg Rosen, this paper explores the understudied phenomenon of solitary drug use.
Willingness to use supervised consumption spaces in Providence, Boston, Baltimore
Supervised Inhalation Sites: Preventing Overdose and Reducing Health Inequities among People Who Use
Willingness to use supervised consumption spaces in Providence, Boston, Baltimore
Most people who use opioids would use these services if they were available.
Supervised Inhalation Sites: Preventing Overdose and Reducing Health Inequities among People Who Use
Supervised Inhalation Sites: Preventing Overdose and Reducing Health Inequities among People Who Use
Supervised Inhalation Sites: Preventing Overdose and Reducing Health Inequities among People Who Use
This commentary led by Alison Lu and Claire Kim considers why supervised inhalation sites (SIS) are needed, highlights operational characteristics of four existing services, and advocates for future SIS research.
Stigma & disparities
Demographic patterns and disparities in new HIV diagnoses attributed to injection drug use in the US
Demographic patterns and disparities in new HIV diagnoses attributed to injection drug use in the US
Demographic patterns and disparities in new HIV diagnoses attributed to injection drug use in the US
This article characterizes longitudinal patterns and demographic disparities in new HIV diagnoses attributed to injection drug use (IDU) in 2008–2020.
“Make yourself un-NIMBY-able”: stakeholder perspectives on OPC authorization strategies
Demographic patterns and disparities in new HIV diagnoses attributed to injection drug use in the US
Demographic patterns and disparities in new HIV diagnoses attributed to injection drug use in the US
This article examines interview transcript with shareholders of OPC's and breaks down the multiple social, political, and legal obstacles
"Politics Versus Policy": Qualitative Insights on Stigma and Overdose Prevention Center Policymaking
Demographic patterns and disparities in new HIV diagnoses attributed to injection drug use in the US
"Politics Versus Policy": Qualitative Insights on Stigma and Overdose Prevention Center Policymaking
This article found that stigma is throughout the OPC authorization process, from planning to authorization, and elaborates on the thoughts of advocates, legislators, service providers, and researchers.
Naloxone
High-Dose Naloxone Formulations Are Not as Essential as We Thought
Disruptions to naloxone training among lay and occupational responders in Maryland
Disruptions to naloxone training among lay and occupational responders in Maryland
This literature review, led by Tennessee Harm Reduction, investigated the adequacy of the regularly distributed two doses of standard low-dose naloxone in reversing fentanyl overdoses and whether high-dose naloxone formulations (HDNF) are an optimal solution to this problem.
Disruptions to naloxone training among lay and occupational responders in Maryland
Disruptions to naloxone training among lay and occupational responders in Maryland
Disruptions to naloxone training among lay and occupational responders in Maryland
This article investigated changes in the number of people trained in naloxone administration and distribution in Maryland before, during, and after COVID-related stay-at-home orders.
Dr. Park's Bibliography
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