A modified Delphi process to identify experts’ perceptions of the most beneficial and harmful laws to reduce opioid-related harm

Original research
by
Hamilton, Leah K. et al

Release Date

2022

Geography

USA

Language of Resource

English

Full Text Available

No

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

No

Peer Reviewed

Yes

Objective

Expert consensus can be helpful to classify laws and their provisions by their degree of helpfulness and impact.

Findings/Key points

Overall, experts rated laws and provisions that facilitated harm reduction efforts and access to MOUD as most helpful. Laws and provisions rated as most harmful criminalized substance use and placed restrictions on access to MOUD. These ratings provide a foundation for evaluating the overall overdose policy environment for each state.

Design/methods

Four-stage modified Delphi process

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Keywords

Policy/Regulatory
Harm reduction