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How the war on drugs impacts social determinants of health beyond the criminal legal system by Cohen, Aliza, Vakharia, Sheila P., Netherland, Julie, Frederique, Kassandra

“…There is a growing recognition in the fields of public health and medicine that social determinants of health (SDOH) play a key role in driving health…”
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Stimulant safe supply: a potential opportunity to respond to the overdose epidemic by Fleming, Taylor, Barker, Allison, Ivsins, Andrew, Vakharia, Sheila, McNeil, Ryan

“…Occurring against the backdrop of an overdose crisis, stimulant use and stimulant-involved deaths in North America are increasing at an alarming rate. Many of…”
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Starting Where the Client Is: Harm Reduction Guidelines for Clinical Social Work Practice by Vakharia, Sheila P., Little, Jeannie

“…Harm reduction has gradually entered social work discourse and is now seen as a promising approach for treating individuals with drug and alcohol problems…”
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Support, don’t punish: Drug decriminalization is harm reduction by Bratberg, Jeffrey P., Simmons, Adrienne, Arya, Vibhuti, Bhatia, Aneesha, Vakharia, Sheila P.

“…Despite large investments in and policy support for harm reduction including naloxone, syringes, and medications for opioid use disorder, people who use drugs…”
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Sexual Violence in the Context of Drug Use Among Young Adult Opioid Users in New York City by Jessell, Lauren, Mateu-Gelabert, Pedro, Guarino, Honoria, Vakharia, Sheila P., Syckes, Cassandra, Goodbody, Elizabeth, Ruggles, Kelly V., Friedman, Sam

“…Drug and alcohol use have been associated with increased risk for sexual violence, but there is little research on sexual violence within the context of drug…”
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“He’s used drugs - he’s biased! He’s not a drug user - what would he know!”: A cross-sectional, online study of drug researchers’ experiential knowledge of drug use and disclosure by Ompad, Danielle C., Shrader, Cho-Hee, Snyder, Kyle M., Netherland, Jules, Vakharia, Sheila P., Walker, Ingrid

“…Despite the recognized value of experiential knowledge, drug use and disclosure of drug use within the drug research community is rarely discussed or studied…”
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Incorporating Substance Use Content Into Social Work Curricula: Opioid Overdose as a Micro, Mezzo, and Macro Problem by Vakharia, Sheila P.

“…Problematic substance use has tremendous implications for the health and wellbeing of communities around the world. Social workers at the frontlines are likely…”
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Teaching Standards–Based Group Work Competencies to Social Work Students: An Empirical Examination by Macgowan, Mark J., Vakharia, Sheila P.

“…Objectives: Accreditation standards and challenges in group work education require competency-based approaches in teaching social work with groups. The…”
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Teaching Research and Practice Evaluation Skills to Graduate Social Work Students by Wong, Stephen E., Vakharia, Sheila P.

“…Objective: The authors examined outcomes of a graduate course on evaluating social work practice that required students to use published research, quantitative…”
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Social Workers as Potential Agents for Drug Policy Reform by Benjamin, Annie Grace, Ivy, Kendra M., Santo, Ashton E., Sheila P. Vakharia, Malinowska-Sempruch, Kasia

“…There is a growing recognition that our society must address systemic racism, mass criminalization and violent policing with alternative responses to crises in…”
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Characterizing stimulant overdose: A qualitative study on perceptions and experiences of “overamping” by Mansoor, Manal, McNeil, Ryan, Fleming, Taylor, Barker, Allison, Vakharia, Sheila, Sue, Kimberly, Ivsins, Andrew

“…The dominant focus of North America's current overdose crisis has been opioids, resulting in considerable research and harm reduction efforts to address…”
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Perceptions of prospective pharmaceutical stimulant substitution treatments among people who use illicit stimulants in Vancouver, Canada by Fleming, Taylor, Ivsins, Andrew, Barker, Allison, Mansoor, Manal, Mayer, Samara, Vakharia, Sheila, McNeil, Ryan

“…Stimulant-involved overdose deaths are increasing, driven by polysubstance use and adulteration of the illicit drug supply. While emerging evidence for…”
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Defiant hospitality: a grounded theory study of harm reduction psychotherapy by Milet, René C., López-Castro, Teresa, Leibowitz, Amy, McGirr, Kevin, Vakharia, Sheila P.

“…Harm reduction psychotherapy (HRP) is an approach to providing psychotherapy to people who use substances in which abstinence is considered neither a…”
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Decriminalization of drug possession in Oregon: Analysis and early lessons by Russoniello, Kellen, Vakharia, Sheila P., Netherland, Jules, Naidoo, Theshia, Wheelock, Haven, Hurst, Tera, Rouhani, Saba

“…In November 2020, Oregon voters approved Measure 110, a ballot initiative that decriminalized possession of small quantities of all drugs and allocated…”
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Incorporating Substance Use Content Into Social Work Curricula: Opioid Overdose as a Micro, Mezzo, and Macro Problem: Substance Use in Social Work Education and Training by VAKHARIA, Sheila P

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The influence of gender on perceived treatment need among a community sample of substance users by Vakharia, Sheila P

“…Purpose: Most individuals do not perceive a need for substance use treatment despite meeting diagnostic criteria for substance use disorders and they are least…”
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