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Risk factors for persistent fatal opioid-involved overdose clusters in Massachusetts 2011-2021: a spatial statistical analysis with socio-economic, accessibility, and prescription factors by Srinivasan, Sumeeta, Pustz, Jennifer, Marsh, Elizabeth, Young, Leonard D, Stopka, Thomas J

“…Fatal opioid-involved overdose rates increased precipitously from 5.0 per 100,000 population to 33.5 in Massachusetts between 1999 and 2022. We used spatial…”
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Competing priorities that rival health in adults on probation in Rhode Island: substance use recovery, employment, housing, and food intake by Dong, Kimberly R, Must, Aviva, Tang, Alice M, Beckwith, Curt G, Stopka, Thomas J

“…Individuals on probation experience economic disadvantage because their criminal records often prohibit gainful employment, which compromises their ability to…”
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Molecular and spatial epidemiology of HCV among people who inject drugs in Boston, Massachusetts by Stopka, Thomas J, Yaghi, Omar, Li, Min, Paintsil, Elijah, Chui, Kenneth, Landy, David, Heimer, Robert

“…Integration of genetic, social network, and spatial data has the potential to improve understanding of transmission dynamics in established HCV epidemics…”
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Experiences with and impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic by substance use disorder in the early phase of pandemic in the United States: A cross-sectional survey, 2020 by Acevedo, Andrea, Feng, Wenhui, Corlin, Laura, Allen, Jennifer D, Levine, Peter, Stopka, Thomas J

“…The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic could disproportionately affect individuals who have a substance use disorder (SUD). However, little…”
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Syringe Access, Syringe Sharing, and Perceptions of HCV: A Qualitative Study Exploring the HCV Risk Environment in Rural Northern New England, United States by Romo, Eric, Bianchet, Elyse, Dowd, Patrick, Mazor, Kathleen M, Stopka, Thomas J, Friedmann, Peter D

“…The ongoing hepatitis C virus (HCV) epidemic in the United States disproportionately affects rural people who inject drugs (PWID). This study explores the HCV…”
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Why are some people reluctant to be vaccinated for COVID-19? A cross-sectional survey among U.S. Adults in May-June 2020 by Allen, Jennifer D., Feng, Wenhui, Corlin, Laura, Porteny, Thalia, Acevedo, Andrea, Schildkraut, Deborah, King, Erin, Ladin, Keren, Fu, Qiang, Stopka, Thomas J.

“…•Nearly one-in-five U.S. adults would not get a COVID-19 vaccine.•Cognitive, attitudinal, and normative factors are associated with COVID-19 vaccine…”
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Associations among political voting preference, high-risk health status, and preventative behaviors for COVID-19 by Porteny, Thalia, Corlin, Laura, Allen, Jennifer D, Monahan, Kyle, Acevedo, Andrea, Stopka, Thomas J, Levine, Peter, Ladin, Keren

“…We investigate the relationships among political preferences, risk for COVID-19 complications, and complying with preventative behaviors, such as social…”
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Perceptions of extended-release buprenorphine among people who received medication for opioid use disorder in jail: a qualitative study by Stopka, Thomas J, Rottapel, Rebecca, Friedmann, Peter D, Pivovarova, Ekaterina, Evans, Elizabeth A

“…Incarceration provides an opportunity for health interventions, including opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment and prevention of opioid-related overdoses…”
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More than Just Buying a Van: Lessons Learned from a Mobile Telehealth HCV Testing and Treatment Study by Bianchet, Elyse, de Gijsel, David, Del Toro-Mejias, Lizbeth M, Stopka, Thomas J, Hoskinson, Jr, Randall A, Dowd, Patrick, Friedmann, Peter D

“…Hepatitis C virus (HCV) disproportionately affects people who inject drugs (PWID). Although HCV has become universally curable since the arrival of…”
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Medical mistrust, discrimination, and COVID-19 vaccine behaviors among a national sample U.S. adults by Allen, Jennifer D., Fu, Qiang, Shrestha, Shikhar, Nguyen, Kimberly H., Stopka, Thomas J., Cuevas, Adolfo, Corlin, Laura

“…COVID-19 vaccine uptake has been suboptimal and disparities in uptake have exacerbated health inequities. It has been postulated that mistrust in the…”
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Food acquisition methods and correlates of food insecurity in adults on probation in Rhode Island by Dong, Kimberly R, Tang, Alice M, Stopka, Thomas J, Beckwith, Curt G, Must, Aviva

“…Individuals under community corrections supervision may be at increased risk for food insecurity because they face challenges similar to other marginalized…”
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Identifying and characterizing hepatitis C virus hotspots in Massachusetts: a spatial epidemiological approach by Stopka, Thomas J, Goulart, Michael A, Meyers, David J, Hutcheson, Marga, Barton, Kerri, Onofrey, Shauna, Church, Daniel, Donahue, Ashley, Chui, Kenneth K H

“…Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections have increased during the past decade but little is known about geographic clustering patterns. We used a unique analytical…”
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Prevalence and correlates of non-fatal overdose among people who use drugs: findings from rapid assessments in Massachusetts, 2017-2019 by Shrestha, Shikhar, Stopka, Thomas J, Hughto, Jaclyn M W, Case, Patricia, Palacios, Wilson R, Reilly, Brittni, Green, Traci C

“…People who experience non-fatal overdose (NFOD) are at high risk of subsequent overdose. With unprecedented increases in fentanyl in the US drug supply, many…”
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Assessing equity in health, wealth, and civic engagement: a nationally representative survey, United States, 2020 by Stopka, Thomas J, Feng, Wenhui, Corlin, Laura, King, Erin, Mistry, Jayanthi, Mansfield, Wendy, Wang, Ying, Levine, Peter, Allen, Jennifer D

“…The principle of equity is fundamental to many current debates about social issues and plays an important role in community and individual health. Traditional…”
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Association of spatial proximity to fixed-site syringe services programs with HCV serostatus and injection equipment sharing practices among people who inject drugs in rural New England, United States by Romo, Eric, Stopka, Thomas J, Jesdale, Bill M, Wang, Bo, Mazor, Kathleen M, Friedmann, Peter D

“…Hepatitis C virus (HCV) disproportionately affects rural communities, where health services are geographically dispersed. It remains unknown whether proximity…”
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Access to healthcare insurance and healthcare services among syringe exchange program clients in Massachusetts: qualitative findings from health navigators with the iDU ("I do") Care Collaborative by Stopka, Thomas J, Hutcheson, Marguerite, Donahue, Ashley

“…Little is known about access to health insurance among people who inject drugs (PWID) who attend syringe exchange programs (SEPs). The goal of the current…”
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HCV serostatus and injection sharing practices among those who obtain syringes from pharmacies and directly and indirectly from syringe services programs in rural New England by Romo, Eric, Rudolph, Abby E, Stopka, Thomas J, Wang, Bo, Jesdale, Bill M, Friedmann, Peter D

“…Among people who inject drugs (PWID), obtaining syringes via syringe services programs (SSPs) and pharmacies reduces injection sharing practices associated…”
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HIV and hepatitis C mortality in Massachusetts, 2002-2011: spatial cluster and trend analysis of HIV and HCV using multiple cause of death by Meyers, David J, Hood, Maria Elena, Stopka, Thomas J

“…Infectious diseases, while associated with a much smaller proportion of deaths than they were 50 years ago, still play a significant role in mortality across…”
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HCV treatment access among Latinxs who inject drugs: qualitative findings from Boston, Massachusetts, 2016 by Mittal, Avni, Kosinski, Karen C, Stopka, Thomas J

“…Compared with Caucasians, Latinxs with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) tend to initiate treatment less often, discontinue treatment, become infected younger, and…”
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Strategies used to reduce harms associated with fentanyl exposure among rural people who use drugs: multi-site qualitative findings from the rural opioid initiative by Walters, Suzan M, Baker, Robin, Frank, David, Fadanelli, Monica, Rudolph, Abby E, Zule, William, Fredericksen, Rob J, Bolinski, Rebecca, Sibley, Adams L, Go, Vivian F, Ouellet, Lawrence J, Pho, Mai T, Seal, David W, Feinberg, Judith, Smith, Gordon, Young, April M, Stopka, Thomas J

“…Illicitly manufactured fentanyl and its analogs are the primary drivers of opioid overdose deaths in the United States (U.S.). People who use drugs may be…”
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