Medication-assisted treatment is the most effective treatment for opioid use disorder. But, it is the least common treatment option offered behind bars. Only 1% of people with SUD in state & federal prisons reported receiving MAT at any point since their admission.

Superstar Lisa MacDonald presenting results from our scoping review on Medicaid policy & health and non-health outcomes for people with a history of incarceration at ACCJH Ben Howell Mount Sinai Department of Emergency Medicine Sinai EM

NYC’s Overdose Prevention Centers: Data from the First Year of Supervised Consumption Services - OnPoint NYC 👍 catalyst.nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

Category is… everything but the kitchen sink, that’s emergency medicine, baby. #MetGala

I did a thing! Never stop reminding SCOTUS Updates that abortion is healthcare. salon.com/2024/05/18/pro…

Never forget when this singer from Nepal took American Idol by storm

Congratulations to Dr. Moser on receiving #SAEMF / AWAEM funding for her project: "Non-Promotable Task Completion by #EmergencyMedicine Chief Residents." Learn more: ow.ly/TZIk50RpuWS Donate: ow.ly/pZKb50RpuWT

LDI Fellow Jeanmarie Perrone (Jeanmarie Perrone MD) testified before the Senate Committee on Finance about the dangers of fentanyl in the street drug supply, and the expansion of the telehealth to reach more substance users in need of treatment. Read more: ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/resea…

What a thoughtful and expert testimony by Jeanmarie Perrone MD of Center for Addiction Medicine & Policy, Penn EM Residency, and Penn LDI for Front Lines of the Fentanyl Crisis Senate Finance Cmte ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/resea…

🚨 THRILLED to announce our #LiberateMethadone Conference Report is finally published! Amazing collaborative effort from our Population Health Center for Opioid Epidemiology and Policy, National Survivors Union (NSU, formerly USU) and National Coalition to Liberate Methadone, & support from Pew Health. Access: liberatemethadone.org/conference 👏👏

linkedin.com/posts/departme… Excited to have the opportunity to research strategies for increasing access to HIV PrEP through emergency departments!

New DAD paper: receiving medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) in jail increases likelihood of MOUD continuity following release. Receiving MOUD prior to incarceration is highly predictive of MOUD post-release sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Today, the U.S. Surgeon General (Dr. Vivek Murthy, U.S. Surgeon General) declared gun violence a public health crisis. The advisory cites research from LDI Fellow Elinore J. Kaufman. See our Q&A with Dr. Kaufman about her research on firearm injuries here: ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/resea…

New paper showing receiving MOUD in jail increases MOUD continuity after release. Led by Noa Krawczyk and Joshua D Lee MD MSc among others

New DAD paper: among patients attending emergency departments for opioid overdose, 20% had a recurrent overdose within 365 days. The median time to first recurrent overdose was 88 days, with 85% being non-fatal sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Our new study shows that receiving #methadone and #buprenorphine in jail increases community treatment continuity by 2.6x! Still, <30% who receive medications behind bars continue tx upon release. Lots of work to do to reduce barriers and improve transitions of care upon reentry!

The legend, the giant, and the very real Gail D'Onofrio giving an incredible grand rounds during Mount Sinai Department of Emergency Medicine White Coat ceremony. Welcome to the family, interns! We are thrilled you are here.

Risk of overdose death after jail release 15x, after prison release 28x higher than the general population in MN. These estimates update prior work focusing on prisons alone & for the current polysubstance/fentanyl overdose crisis. SEICHE Center for Health and Justice Health, Homelessness, and Criminal Justice Lab ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJ…

Important study in JAMA IM documenting high barriers to needed health care. Removing co-pays is part of the problem, but barriers are also a symptom of how health care in corrections is siloed off from other health care - this needs to change. jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai…

Registration open for our next Health x Housing Lab Population Health Flipping the Script event -- A Teach-In for Healthcare Workers on Homelessness, Pregnancy, and Postpartum Health. Sept 18, 11am ET. 📢 Spread the word, especially to all OB/GYN colleagues! nyulangone.zoom.us/webinar/regist…