Introduction and Background: In Massachusetts, the opioid overdose death rate is significantly higher for formerly-incarcerated people than for non-incarcerated people, and overdose death rates increased in recent years for Black and Hispanic/Latino men, surpassing the rate for White men. This presentation will highlight learnings from the Recovery-Based Re-entry Services for Black and Latino Men (BLM) […]
Background: In Massachusetts, the opioid-related overdose death rate reached an all-time high in 2022, and there are significant and growing racial disparities. Furthermore, there is a substantial treatment gap for people with substance use disorders nationally, and local research has identified racial/ethnic inequities in receipt of treatment following opioid overdoses in Boston. To better understand […]
Background: In Massachusetts, the rate of overdose-related deaths per 100,000 increased from 36.4 to 51.7 among Black non-Latinx residents and from 39.1 to 45.5 among Latinx residents from 2021 to 2022.(1) Black and Latinx individuals are experiencing rising opioid overdose rates but are less likely than White residents to receive substance use treatment.(2) Black and […]
Assessment and evaluation are key components of substance misuse prevention work in community settings. Determining whether, when, and how to engage professional evaluation support for your project is an important decision that can vary from site to site. This session is intended for Project Coordinators and Community Partners from BSAS Prevention projects who are interested […]