The BASIS provides a forum for the free exchange of information related to addiction, and public access to the latest scientific developments and resources in the field. Our aim is to strengthen worldwide understanding of addiction and minimize its harmful effects. The Division on Addiction, Cambridge Health Alliance, a Harvard Medical School teaching hospital.
Science Threads on Addiction, Substance Use, and Health (STASH)
This week, STASH reviews a study by Leah Harvey and colleagues that identified health care providers' knowledge of and comfortability with harm reduction strategies aimed at reducing risk of infection among people who inject drugs.
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This week, STASH reviews a study by Jirka Taylor and colleagues that examined community attitudes about implementing supervised consumption sites for people who use opioids in four U.S. counties with high rates of opioid overdose deaths.
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This week, STASH reviews a study by Marguerite E. Burns and colleagues that evaluated prison-based Medicaid enrollment assistance and post-prison release healthcare use among adults with a history of substance use in Wisconsin.
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This week, STASH reviews a study by Jardin Dogan and colleagues that examined the association between race-related stress and cannabis use among incarcerated African American men.
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This week, STASH reviews a study by Taika Oka and colleagues on the impact of COVID-19 on the prevalence and risk factors of probable Internet Gaming Disorder and Problematic Internet Use.
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This week, STASH reviews a study by Monica C. Skewes and colleagues that examined perspectives and priorities regarding substance use disorder relapse on an American Indian reservation.
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This week, STASH reviews a study by Meredith W. Francis that investigated differences in the recovery networks of women in treatment for a substance use disorder and whether these impact abstinence outcomes.
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This week, as part of our Special Series on Managing Addiction during COVID-19, STASH reviews a study by Jeremy Faust and colleagues that investigated whether the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic affected the number of deaths due to drug overdose, homicide, unintentional injury, motor vehicle crash, and suicide in the United States.
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This week, STASH reviews a study by Angélica Meinhofer and Adrian Rubli that examined how legalizing recreational cannabis has affected the prices of illegal drugs.
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This week, STASH reviews a study by Soroush Moallef and colleagues that evaluated the prevalence of and factors associated with accurate knowledge of Good Samaritan laws among people who use illicit drugs in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Video games often contain ‘adult’ content that may not be appropriate for younger players, such as gambling and alcohol, tobacco, and other substance use. Addiction & the Humanities explores the pervasiveness and portrayal of these themes within video games and discusses the implications they may have on stakeholders and consumers – including children and adolescents.
This week, Addiction & the Humanities looks at a portrayal of Gambling Disorder in Uncut Gems, a film that depicts the story of a New York City jewelry dealer who continues to gamble despite his increasing debt.
Depictions of tobacco use are on the rise in programming found on streaming platforms. This week, Addiction & the Humanities investigates smoking imagery in popular shows that attract young viewers, such as Netflix’s Stranger Things.