Office of the General Counsel

From policy to practice: overcoming barriers to harm reduction vending machine deployment

Drug overdose deaths remain a leading cause of mortality in the U.S., largely driven by a drug supply frequently contaminated with fentanyl. Harm reduction vending machines (HRVMs) provide low-barrier access to naloxone and fentanyl testing strips (FTS). However, legacy state law...

Discretionary Child Protective Services Reporting for Infants With Prenatal Opioid Exposure

OBJECTIVE Hospital guidelines implemented in May 2021 to end reflexive child protective services (CPS) reporting for infants with prenatal substance exposure nearly halved overall reporting rates among infants with prenatal opioid exposure (IPOE). Given concerns that discretionar...