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Opioid Research

Bridging the Gap in Opioid Response

TSRG produces comprehensive reports and academic research to support communities in gaining project-specific insights for effectively addressing prevention, treatment, and recovery services.

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Colorado House Bill 22-1326: A Guidebook for Colorado’s Rural County Jails Supplying Medications for Opioid Use Disorder

Collaboration Activity for Opioid Response

Swann, WL., Schreiber, TL. Differences in Rural-Urban Counties’ Collaboration Activity for Opioid Response: A Cross-Sectional Survey. Health Administration Research Consortium Research Brief, University of Colorado Denver. 2021. Vol. 3, Issue 1, pp. 1-6.

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Recommended Opioid Articles

Reports & Research Briefs
Facilitators and Barriers to Adopting or Expanding Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Provision in Rural Colorado Jails: A Qualitative Analysis

McNeely HL, Schreiber TL, Swann WL, Amura CR.

Qualitative study examining barriers and facilitators to implementing and expanding MOUD programs in rural Colorado jails, including leadership support, funding, staffing, stigma, and operational challenges.

2024

Public Health & Policy Research
Racial/Ethnic Residential Segregation and the Availability of Opioid and Substance Use Treatment Facilities in U.S. Counties, 2009–2019

DiNardi M, Swann WL, Kim SY.

Study examining how racial and ethnic residential segregation is associated with the availability of opioid and substance use treatment facilities across U.S. counties, highlighting disparities in treatment access and implications for health equity.

2022

Opioid Response & Community Collaboration
Association Between Interorganizational Collaboration in Opioid Response and Treatment Capacity for Opioid Use Disorder in Counties of Five States: A Cross-Sectional Study

Swann WL, DiNardi M, Schreiber TL.

Cross-sectional study examining how collaboration among public health agencies, healthcare providers, community organizations, and local governments is associated with increased treatment capacity and access to opioid use disorder services across counties in five states.

2022

Public Health & Policy Research
Perceived Impact of COVID-19 on Prevention, Treatment, Harm Reduction, and Recovery Services for Opioid Use Disorder: National Survey of Local Health Departments

Swann WL, Schreiber TL, Kim SY, McNeely H, Hong JH.

National survey examining how local health departments perceived COVID-19’s impact on OUD services, including disruptions, increased demand, and rapid adaptations such as telehealth and modified treatment delivery models.

2022

Public Health & Policy Research
The Release of Abuse-Deterrent OxyContin and Adolescent Heroin Use

DiNardi M.

Study examining whether the introduction of abuse-deterrent OxyContin formulations is associated with changes in adolescent heroin use and broader shifts in opioid use patterns.

2021

Opioid Response & Community Collaboration
Urban–Rural Disparities in Opioid Use Disorder Prevention and Response Activities: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

Swann WL, Kim S, Kim SY, Schreiber TL.

Study examining urban–rural differences in opioid use disorder prevention and response activities, highlighting disparities in access to services and resources in rural communities.

2020

Public Health & Policy Research
Local Policy and Programmatic Activity to Address the U.S. Opioid Crisis: A Cross-Sectional Survey of County Governments

Swann WL, Schreiber TL, Wright SL, Davis MW, Kim S, Kim SY, Lamiotte M.

Study examining how U.S. county governments respond to the opioid crisis through policy and programmatic interventions, including prevention, treatment, harm reduction, and cross-sector collaboration.

2020

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