Advancing research on strategies to reduce drug use and overdose-related harms: a community informed approach to establishing common data elements

Written by: Lissette M. Saavedra, et. al.

This project brought together researchers, community partners, and people with lived experience to develop a shared set of research measures for harm reduction studies. The resulting framework standardized data collection across 10 research projects, helping researchers compare findings more easily and strengthen evidence on strategies that reduce overdose-related harms

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Exploration of novel harm reduction approaches to increase client engagement (ENHANCE): protocol for a prospective cohort study

Written by: Rachel E. Gicquelais, et. al.

This paper describes the ENHANCE Project, which was designed with input from people who use drugs to better understand how harm reduction services can reduce overdose risk and support health. Early findings showed that overdose experiences and overdose-related risk behaviors were common among participants, highlighting the importance of accessible harm reduction programs.

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Using Self-Generated Identification Codes to Quantify Syringe Services Program Utilization among Participants of a Prospective Cohort Study

Created by: Caitlin Conway, et. al.

This study examined whether anonymous syringe service program records could be linked with participant survey responses and whether people accurately reported their use of these services. Participants generally reported using syringe services programs more often than was shown in program records, suggesting that some visits may not have been captured in official records.