R Street Responds

The R Street Responds series provides scholarly reviews of recently published studies, articles, policy-related proposals or critiques of our authors’ work.

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R Street Responds Harm Reduction, Opioid Harm Reduction

Study Claiming SSPs Increase Overdoses Overlooks Nuances of Real-World Drug Environments

Stacey McKenna Jan 5, 2023

R Street Responds Harm Reduction, Tobacco Harm Reduction

E-cigarettes are at least as safe and effective as nicotine replacement therapy for pregnant smokers looking to quit

Stacey McKenna July 6, 2022

R Street Responds Harm Reduction

Buprenorphine access barriers persist in rural communities, but creative solutions overcome supply, cost and stigma

Stacey McKenna Oct 27, 2021

R Street Responds Cannabis Harm Reduction, Harm Reduction

A higher ratio of CBD to THC may reduce unpleasant cannabis side effects without undermining desired ones

Stacey McKenna Sept 29, 2021

R Street Responds Alternatives to Arrest, Bail Reform, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Expanding Diversion, Federal Government Affairs, Police Deflection, Policing, Pretrial, Probation, Prosecution, Reentry, Sentencing, Use of Force

Calling on President Biden: Now is the Time for a Prosecutorial Task Force

Christi M. Smith, Jillian Snider Aug 30, 2021

R Street Responds Harm Reduction, Opioid Harm Reduction

Research increasingly suggests compulsory drug abstinence programs are associated with increased risk for drug overdose, but their relationship to HIV risk is less clear.

Stacey McKenna Aug 17, 2021

R Street Responds Cannabis Harm Reduction, Harm Reduction, Tobacco Harm Reduction

An Unintended Consequence of Complete Flavor Bans: More Youth Smoking

Chelsea Boyd June 9, 2021

R Street Responds Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Decriminalization, Harm Reduction, Jails, Opioid Harm Reduction, Opioids, Policing, Pretrial

Model shows incarceration an independent factor in HCV transmission among people who inject drugs

Stacey McKenna May 26, 2021

R Street Responds Harm Reduction, Tobacco Harm Reduction

The Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2021 Is a Blunt Instrument

Chelsea Boyd May 11, 2021

R Street Responds Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Harm Reduction, Northeast, Opioid Harm Reduction, Opioids, Policing, State Policy

What Massachusetts can teach us about police-assisted referral programs for substance use disorders

Stacey McKenna May 11, 2021