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  • SOLVING OPIATE PROBLEMS IN DELAWARE??

    SOLVING OPIATE PROBLEMS IN DELAWARE??

    In a recent op-ed article, Professor Tammy Anderson of the University of Delaware’s Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, discusses the monies received by the state of Delaware from opioid lawsuit settlements and the challenging road ahead to combat Delaware’s opioid problem. Click here to read the op-ed, “An Open Letter to Delaware about new money from…


  • Testing the Impact of a Referral Program to Link Probationers to Primary Care

    Testing the Impact of a Referral Program to Link Probationers to Primary Care

    The CDHS research team, led by Dr. Dan O’Connell, Dr. Christy Visher, and Dr. Patricia Becker, “tested a linkage and referral to healthcare intervention for individuals on probation…The Delaware Culture of Health Project aimed to increase healthcare access for the probation population by aligning health and social service systems in a busy, urban probation office in New Castle…


  • COVID-19 information on HeNN app

    COVID-19 information on HeNN app

    HeNN (Help Near & Now), an innovative iPhone and Android smartphone app that is developed by researchers at the Center for Drug and Health Studies (CDHS), now provides COVID-19 resources for SUD community and other users. ​Given that many people are following news about COVID-19 released by public health officials, HeNN researchers created a new function of this app. Users can access information of COVID-19 released…