POINTS: Preventing Overdoses Involving Stimulants

In recent years, the number of overdoses involving stimulants (e.g., cocaine, methamphetamine) has increased dramatically in the US and in the hotspot states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. In order to develop effective strategies to curb this epidemic, formative research is needed to identify multilevel factors that may be contributing to this crisis in the most affected geographic areas. This CDC-funded (5R01CE003353) study will utilize a rigorous mixed-methods approach that involves the: 1) collection of quantitative and qualitative data from people who use and distribute stimulants and other drugs; 2) novel analysis of the drug supply; and 3) the assembly of local working groups comprised of stakeholders from across the overdose prevention and response continuum who will help to unpack the mixed-methods findings and identify a package of locally-tailored, yet scalable interventions that can be swiftly implemented to combat the stimulant overdose crisis in the hardest-hit regions of Massachusetts and Rhode Island

A scoping review protocol of methodological approaches to detect bias in electronic medical records

This is a scoping review of the methods that have been utilized to detect bias in the electronic health record