A5028977023- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Poisoning and overdose treatments
- Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
- Pain Management and Opioid Use
- Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
2015-2024
Columbia University
2018-2019
New York University
2017
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
2017
In November of 2021, multiple factors converged to create a window opportunity open overdose prevention centers (OPCs) at two existing syringe service programs (SSPs) in New York City (NYC). Political will exists NYC, particularly toward the end de Blasio administration's term, and NYC Health Department worked garner additional support from local state elected officials given dire need address crisis. This coincided with readiness on part one SSP providers, OnPoint operate OPC services....
Unintentional drug overdose deaths are a critical public health concern nationally and locally; New York City (NYC) reported 3,026 fatalities in 2022, the highest number of citywide since reporting began 2000. The burden is highly unequal: older Yorkers, Black Latino/a people experiencing homelessness, residents high-poverty neighborhoods continue to experience rates fatal citywide. rise driven by proliferation fentanyl, which was present 81% NYC 2022. Overdose prevention centers (OPCs),...
To address the epidemic of opioid misuse and overdose, New York City Department Health Mental Hygiene partnered with an expert panel emergency medicine physicians to develop voluntary guidelines for judicious prescribing opioids upon discharge from department. A qualitative evaluation was conducted using semistructured interviews department directors providers. The were widely supported by respondents cited as helpful in easing difficult negotiations patients requesting opioids. Involvement...
Opioid agonist medication, including methadone, is considered the first-line treatment for opioid use disorder. Methadone, when taken daily, reduces risk of fatal overdose; however, overdose increases following medication cessation. Amid an epidemic accelerated by proliferation fentanyl, ensuring continuity methadone during COVID-19 pandemic a vital public health priority. (Am J Public Health. 2021;111(12):2115–2117. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306523 )
<p>This case study outlines the sequence of events that resulted in NYC supporting an existing syringe service program (SSP) to open first two publicly recognized overdose prevention centers nation, including lessons learned inform other jurisdictions considering offering such services. </p>
<p>This case study outlines the sequence of events that resulted in NYC supporting an existing syringe service program (SSP) to open first two publicly recognized overdose prevention centers nation, including lessons learned inform other jurisdictions considering offering such services. </p>