The Brief Addiction Science Information Source (BASIS)

STASH, Vol. 16(9) - Does substance use change what you are like?

This week, STASH reviews a study by Lara Kroenecke and colleagues that examined the effects of substance use on changes in personality, life satisfaction, and self-esteem. Read more →

STASH, Vol. 16(8) - Have opioid overdose deaths been underreported?

This week, STASH reviews a study by Andrew Boslett and colleagues that attempted to predict which unclassified drug overdoses in the United States involved opioid use. Read more →

STASH, Vol. 16(7) – Addiction consult teams: ACTing to prevent hospital readmission among inpatients with substance use disorders

This week, STASH reviews a study by Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman and colleagues that investigated whether addiction consultation during an inpatient hospital stay reduces the likelihood of 30-day hospital readmission among patients with a substance use disorder. Read more →

STASH, Vol. 16(6) - Extended-release naltrexone to treat opioid relapse: Positive outcomes in vulnerable populations

This week, as part of our Special Series on Race and Addiction, STASH reviews a study by Joshua D. Lee and colleagues that examined the effectiveness of extended-release naltrexone in preventing opioid relapse in criminal justice-involved people. Read more →

STASH, Vol. 16(5) - Automotive assembly plant closure and opioid overdose mortality rates: Is economic opportunity the difference between life and death?

This week STASH reviews an article by Atheendar S. Venkataramani and his colleagues that investigates the association between automotive assembly plant closures and opioid overdose mortality in 112 manufacturing counties across the United States. Read more →

STASH, Vol. 16(4) – Conduits of change: First responders as treatment initiators following an overdose

This week, STASH reviews an investigation by Christy K. Scott and colleagues into the feasibility of the Recovery Initiation and Management after Overdose (RIMO) intervention, which combines assertive outreach and linkage strategies -- initiated by EMS workers -- with recovery management checkups, to engage individuals in Medication Assisted Treatment following an overdose. Read more →

STASH, Vol. 16(3) - Can volunteers with lived experience fill the treatment gap for parents of people with substance use disorder?

This week, as part of our Special Series on Community Approaches to Addiction, STASH reviews a study that evaluated a telephone intervention administered by trained volunteers for parents of individuals suffering from substance use disorder. Read more →

STASH, Vol. 16(2) - Who, what, where, and when? Examining adolescent substance use with routine activity theory

This week, as part of our Special Series on Theories of Addiction, STASH reviews a study by Molly Block and colleagues that examines adolescent substance use with an approach informed by routine activity theory. Read more →

STASH, Vol. 16(1) - Patient-centered care in substance addiction research - How far have we come and where are we going?

Today’s review is part of our month-long Special Series on Open Science Practices in addiction research. During this special series, The BASIS features recent publications that have used contemporary open science practices. Recently, patient centered care (PCC) has been gaining momentum as a treatment strategy. Simply put, PCC aims to prioritize each patient's unique needs by fostering patient-physician communication and shared decision making. This flexible method of care might be especially important in a complex disease such as addiction with its diverse array of expressions. However, different researchers have used different definitions of PCC and we know little about how... Read more →

STASH, Vol. 15(13) - Narrative identity and microdosing psychedelics

This week, STASH reviews a qualitative study by Megan Webb and colleagues that looked at individuals’ practices, reasons, and perceived benefits behind microdosing psychedelics and how they reconcile the use within their identity. Read more →