Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2018 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) aims to save lives and prevent prescription opioid misuse, opioid use disorder (OUD), and overdose by equipping providers with the knowledge, tools, and guidance they...
Population Health
CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain — United States, 2016
Centers for disease Control and Prevention, 2016 This guideline provides recommendations for primary care clinicians who are prescribing opioids for chronic pain outside of active cancer treatment, palliative care, and end-of-life care. The guideline addresses 1) when...
RI PREVCON 2019 Keynote Address
Marisa Silveri, 2019 Marisa M. Silveri, PhD, has been studying the neurobiology of brain development and consequences of alcohol and drug abuse using preclinical and clinical models for over two decades. During her keynote address at RI PREVCON 2019, she presented an...
RI PREVCON 2019 Session – Combating the Latest Trends in Tobacco
Tobacco Free Rhode Island, 2019 The tobacco landscape is changing every day and is funded by an industry that spends over a million dollar an hour marketing their products. Join Tobacco Free Rhode Island and dive into the latest trends in youth tobacco use –...
Identifying Needs and Opportunities for Collaboration
The Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies When thinking about engaging partners in efforts to prevent substance use and misuse, a few key players may immediately come to mind, such as parents and law enforcement. While these more traditional partners...
Successes and Failures in Changing Multiple Behaviors in Populations of Primary Care Patients, Employees, and Parents
National Cancer Institute & National Institute of Aging, September 2018 These slides were from Dr. Colleen Redding’s presentation at the University of Rhode Island’s Well-being conference in September 2018.
Parallels in Models of Biological and Behavioral Immune Systems: Introducing the Adaptive Behavioral Immune System (ABIS)
University of Rhode Island, September 2018 These slides were from Julian Saad's presentation at the University of Rhode Island's Well-being conference in September 2018.
Alcohol Use and Motor Vehicle Fatalities in Rhode Island
Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Hospitals (SEOW), September 2018 This inforgraphic gives an overview of motor vehicle fatalities involving substance use in Rhode Island.
Digital Health Practices, Social Media Use, and Mental Well-Being Among Teens and Young Adults in the U.S.
Hopelab, 2018 This report presents the first set of descriptive findings from a nationally representative, probability-based survey of more than 1,300 U.S. teens and young adults, ages 14 to 22, conducted in February and March 2018. This initial report focuses on two...
Trends in opioid use in commercially insured and Medicare Advantage populations in 2007-16: retrospective cohort study
The BMJ, August 2018 The objective of this peer-reviewed research is to describe trends in the rate and daily dose of opioids used among commercial and Medicare Advantage beneficiaries from 2007-2016.