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Submissions from 2024

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What is the Risk of “Captagon” and Other Pill-Pressed Stimulants in Tennessee?, Jeremy C. Kourvelas MPH

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Beyond Fentanyl Test Strips: The Need to Decriminalize All Drug Checking Equipment in Tennessee, Jeremy C. Kourvelas MPH

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Fentanyl Testing Strips Usage and Perceptions: A Survey Analysis, Jeremy C. Kourvelas, Rochelle Butler, Andrew Yockey, Anna Mesa, Zach Dorminey, Channie Cretsinger, and Erin McConocha

Submissions from 2023

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MAT/MATE Acts, Channie Cretsinger, Jeremy C. Kourvelas MPH, and Jennifer G. Tourville DNP

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Prior Authorizations and Addiction Treatment, Channie Cretsinger MPH, Jeremy C. Kourvelas MPH, and Jennifer G. Tourville DNP

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The Need for Point-of-Care Testing of All Illicit Substances, Channie Cretsinger, Jeremy Kourvelas MPH, Jennifer G. Tourville DNP, and Julia van Zyl MD

Submissions from 2022

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Opioid Overdose Deaths in Tennessee, Jeremy C. Kourvelas, Erin Gwydir, Jennifer G. Tourville DNP, and Karen Pershing

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Harm Reduction, Jeremy Kourvelas and Jennifer G. Tourville DNP

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Naloxone Access, Jeremy Kourvelas, Jennifer G. Tourville DNP, and William Lyons PhD

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The Need for Continuity of Care in the Criminal Justice System, Jason R. Trautwein, Kelly Moore PhD, Ricki Dierenfeldt PhD, Jim Hart, Duane Slone, Jeremy Kourvelas, and Jennifer G. Tourville DNP

Submissions from 2021

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Substance Misuse and Incarceration in Tennessee, Katie Cahill, Duane Slone, Jason R. Trautwein, Ricki Dierenfeldt PhD, Kelly E. Moore PhD, James M. Hart, and Jennifer G. Tourville DNP

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Better Broadband for Better Health, Jeremy Kourvelas, Katie Cahill, Carole Myers PhD, Jennifer Tourville, and Sreedhar Upendram

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Telehealth Improves Access to Treatment for Substance Use Disorder, Jeremy Kourvelas, Carole Myers PhD, Katie Cahill PhD, Stephen Loyd MD, and Jennifer Tourville DNP

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The Cost of Stigma, Jeremy Kourvelas, Carole R. Myers Dr., Katie Cahill, Karen J. Derefinko PhD, Robert Pack PhD, Kelly E. Moore PhD, and Jennifer Tourville

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Preventing Youth Substance Misuse in Tennessee, W Alex Mason, Johnnie B. Bower, Jennifer Tourville, Karen Pershing, and Katie Cahill