Drugs on the Docket S2 E3 – The roles of stigma and law enforcement in the overdose crisis with Tasha Perdue and Sydney Silverstein
Host Hannah Miller sits down with guests Tasha Perdue and Sydney Silverstein to discuss their recent research centering on the overdose crisis, the relationship between stigma, substance use, and treatment, Good Samaritan laws, and the role of law enforcement in harm reduction efforts.
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Show Notes
Tasha Perdue is an Assistant Professor at The Ohio State University John Glenn College of Public Affairs and affiliated faculty member of the Drug Enforcement and Policy Center; Sydney Silverstein is an Assistant Professor at the Center for Interventions, Treatment, and Addictions Research (CITAR) in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences at the Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University.
Explore additional resources for this episode:
- Exploring Stigma in the Overdose-Justice Nexus: A Mixed-Methods Study of Good Samaritan Laws in Two Overdose Epicenters
- Characterizing prescription opioid, heroin, and fentanyl initiation trajectories: A qualitative study
- Ohio Department of Health 2022 Ohio Unintentional Drug Overdose Report
- Data and Reports from the Montgomery County, Ohio Community Overdose Action Team