Substance Use

Providing Equitable & Effective Addiction Care for People Experiencing Homelessness

People experiencing homelessness (PEH) have increased rates of polysubstance use and more than 12x the risk of overdose mortality compared to the general population (Fine, 2022). Being homeless makes it difficult to meet basic biological needs, and shelters often utilize congregate living arrangements that can be challenging for people seeking recovery. The Housing First approach […]

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PCI: Harm Reduction and HCH: Supporting People Who Use Drugs Across the Spectrum of Care

Co-sponsored by the National Harm Reduction Coalition and the National Health Care for the Homeless Council, this full-day session will focus on harm reduction practices to support people experiencing homelessness who use drugs. Taught by expert faculty from both the harm reduction and health care for the homeless communities, the day will include practical strategies

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Progression, Not Perfection An Introduction to Harm Reduction in Medical Respite Care Settings

Alcohol, heroin, fentanyl, and a host of other substances compound the complexity of healing without having a place to call home. Substance use disorders are epidemic; overdoses are at an all-time high. The effects frequently lead to cycling from the streets to the hospital to jail to shelter to the streets and back to the

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Oral Presentation 7: Addiction Recovery and Sober Living

Speakers: Michael Mayer: Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program; Dr. Mary Lashley: Professor, Towson University Department of Nursing; Dr. Jason Worcester: Medical Director, Boston Accountable Care Organization; Andrew Maier: Executive Assistant, Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program Consumer Advisory Board Session Materials: Download PowerPoint Presentation

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Centering Lived Experience and Justice with People Navigating Homelessness and Substance Use

Our organization’s street outreach program comprises case managers (many of whom are social workers), physicians (psychiatry, internal medicine, and emergency medicine), interns (including social work and public health), students (including medicine, undergraduate, and social work), residents (internal medicine, family medicine, triple board), and people with lived experience with homelessness and intersectional concerns (not as discrete

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SF Managed Alcohol Program’s Aim to Serve the Latinx Population with Severe AUD (Poster Session)

Alcohol related mortality is increasing nationally. Latinx individuals experience worse alcohol- related health complications and mortality, face greater criminalization, and have limited access to treatment. In San Francisco, 26% of individuals with AUD receiving care within the behavioral health system identify as Latinx despite only comprising 15% of the overall population. Alcohol-attributable premature mortality ranks

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