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Research Agenda

TSRG believes in a collaborative, multipronged approach and selects research topics, community partnerships, and grant opportunities that enable a patchwork of solutions

Agenda

The hurdle remains high when working to address the opioid crisis or provide support for patients experiencing physical dependency from benzodiazepines or benzodiazepine-induced neurological dysfunction (BIND). TSRG continues to work to identify strategies to help facilitate a path forward. TSRG believes in a collaborative, multipronged approach and selects research topics, community partnerships, and grant opportunities that enable a patchwork of solutions.

Artwork created by Akhtar Badshah (Kirkland, WA).

Research Topics

Analyses of public and organizational stigma as it relates to people who use drugs and receive treatment
Comparison of opioid response and prevention strategies across urban and rural areas
The impact of state-level prescribing policies on opioid-related overdose death rates
Local government policy program activities in response to the opioid crisis
Medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) service provision in rural county jails
Network analysis of collaboration
Opioid and benzodiazepine prescribing, tapering, and healing
Racial and ethnic disparities in substance use service provision
Workforce development opportunities for people in recovery

Conferences & Events

National Prevention Network (NPN) Presenter: What does “evidence-based prevention” look like in the REAL WORLD? A practical and realistic conversation about building effective, nimble prevention infrastructure with Brian Bumbarger and Craig PoVey. Phoenix, AZ, August 2024.

A Path Forward/Safety Jam A Community Approach to Reduce Overdose in Southeast Colorado, La Junta, Colorado in partnership with the Otero County Health Department and American Medical Response (AMR) (June 2024).

Colorado Rural Health Center (CRHC) Forum The Substance Use Crisis: Integrating Research and Community Outreach to Improve Outcomes in Rural Colorado (April 2022)

National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO) 360 Conference (Virtual, July 2020)

Colorado Behavioral Health & Wellness Summit
(University of Denver, October 2019)

Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM)(Denver, CO, November 2019)

American Society for Public Administration Conference (ASPA) (Denver, CO, March 2018)

Colorado Pharmacist Society Presentation Benzodiazepine Induced Neurological Dysfunction (BIND) with Dr. Alexis Ritvo (June 2024).

Rx and Illicit Drug Summit Poster Presentation A Qualitative Assessment of the Availability of Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) in Rural Southern Colorado County Jails (April 2023)

Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Symposium (University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, November 2020)

Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Symposium (University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, October 2019)

Benzo-Wise Colorado and Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Meeting (2019)

Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Symposium (University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, October 2018)

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