2024
Using qualitative system dynamics modeling to understand overdose bystander behavior in the context of Connecticut’s Good Samaritan Laws and identify effective policy options
Thompson R, Sabounchi N, Ali S, Heimer R, D’Onofrio G, Heckmann R. Using qualitative system dynamics modeling to understand overdose bystander behavior in the context of Connecticut’s Good Samaritan Laws and identify effective policy options. Harm Reduction Journal 2024, 21: 124. PMID: 38937759, PMCID: PMC11210010, DOI: 10.1186/s12954-024-00990-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSamaritan lawsGood Samaritan lawsBystander behaviorGroup model buildingFear of legal consequencesKnowledge of protectionResponses to opioid overdosesCriminal liabilityDrug arrestsLegal consequencesLaw enforcementNaloxone useLawStakeholder-engaged processOpioid overdoseHealth care providersFatal opioid overdoseSustainable system changeOpioid-related outcomesBystander experiencesSamaritanCare providersHarm reductionPotential bystandersPolicy determination
2011
Police training to align law enforcement and HIV prevention: preliminary evidence from the field.
Beletsky L, Agrawal A, Moreau B, Kumar P, Weiss-Laxer N, Heimer R. Police training to align law enforcement and HIV prevention: preliminary evidence from the field. American Journal Of Public Health 2011, 101: 2012-5. PMID: 21940924, PMCID: PMC3222387, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2011.300254.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLegal knowledgeLaw enforcementSyringe accessOccupational safety educationOccupational safety knowledgePolice trainingAccess lawsPolice professionalsNeedlestick injuriesPublic health goalsEnforcementIntervention tailoringRisk overestimationOccupational SafetyPublic healthHealth goalsLawHIV preventionDrug useAccess contentAccessInjuryBaseline dataPreliminary evidenceSignificant shift
2001
Doffing the cap: increasing syringe availability by law but not in practice, Connecticut, 1999
Bray S, Lawson J, Heimer R. Doffing the cap: increasing syringe availability by law but not in practice, Connecticut, 1999. International Journal Of Drug Policy 2001, 12: 221-235. DOI: 10.1016/s0955-3959(01)00078-0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research