The Brief Addiction Science Information Source (BASIS)

STASH, Vol. 18(8) – On the road again: Drive times to opioid treatment programs in urban and rural counties in the U.S.

This week, STASH reviews a study by Paul J. Joudrey and colleagues that investigated the average drive time to the nearest opioid treatment program in urban and rural counties in the 5 U.S. states with the highest county rates of opioid-related overdose mortality. Read more →

STASH, Vol. 18(7) - Using wastewater samples to estimate illicit drug use in Hanoi, Vietnam

This week, STASH reviews a study by Tran Thi Thanh Hue and colleagues that used wastewater-based epidemiology to estimate the consumption levels of illicit drugs in a Vietnamese city. Read more →

STASH, Vol. 18(6) - Why are dance festivals risky environments for drug use?

This week, STASH reviews a study by Joseph J. Palamar and İbrahim Sönmez that identified factors which influence drug use and related adverse outcomes at dance festivals. Read more →

STASH, Vol. 18(5) - To love or to judge: How family stigma can increase substance use in the LGBTQ+ community

This week, STASH reviews a study by Ashley Macbeth and colleagues that examined the relationship between parental religiosity, stigma, and LGBTQ+ substance use. Read more →

STASH, Vol. 18(4) - Health care providers report improved knowledge and comfortability working with people who inject drugs as a result of the Six Moments training

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. Read more →

STASH, Vol. 18(3) – Community perspectives on supervised consumption sites for people who use opioids

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. Read more →

STASH, Vol. 18(2) - Pre-release Medicaid enrollment assistance improves healthcare access

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. Read more →

STASH, Vol. 18(1) - Cannabis use to cope with race-related stress among incarcerated African American men

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. Read more →

STASH, Vol. 17(13) - Internet gaming: A new problem in the pandemic?

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. Read more →

STASH, Vol. 17(12) - Tribal community members’ views of substance use disorder relapse

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. Read more →