As part of the Public Science Collaborative’s substance use work, PSC developed this dashboard to visualize prescription opioid sales across Iowa, using Morphine Milligram Equivalents (MME) to highlight volume trends by location and population size. The dashboard allows users to assess, for example, whether pharmacies are overly concentrated in urban places or if sale rates …
Substance use often has generational implications. As part of the Public Science Collaborative’s substance use work, PSC interviewed parents who currently use or formerly used substances with the goal of gathering real stories to inform policy and programming. This quick read describes risk factors for multi-generational use, as well as state recommendations that can curb …
As part of the Public Science Collaborative’s substance use work, this quick read covers PSC’s Substance Use Vulnerability (SUV) Index, a map illustrating the rates of risk for substance use across Iowa counties based off of demographic data.
As part of the Public Science Collaborative’s substance use recovery work, PSC analyzed strategic information that would give Iowa the best chance of maximizing recovery and developed a key resource to use as a launching point for building a recovery community in Iowa. Key findings were the breadth, depth, size, and strength of recovery resources …
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As part of Public Science Collaborative’s Alcohol Research Initiative, this report recommends data-informed local and state policies to improve Iowa’s community health and safety. When it comes to alcohol, Iowa is a high-consumption state, with one of the highest binge drinking rates in the country. That places Iowans and their communities at especially high risk …
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As part of the Public Science Collaborative’s substance use recovery work, PSC spoke with directors of recovery community centers (RCCs) from around the country to learn best practices in establishing an RCC, then analyzed interview transcripts and reviewed scientific literature around recovery to identify themes and concepts that facilitate development of recovery community organizations (RCOs). …
As part of the Public Science Collaborative’s Alcohol Research Initiative, this quick read highlights the context and current policies that surround alcohol in Iowa, both on a state and local level.
As part of the Public Science Collaborative’s Substance Use Recovery work, this quick read highlights interviews the PSC team facilitated with national and local recovery experts to learn their key strategies on building strong, community-rooted Recovery Community Centers (RCCs) in Iowa. Recommendations include using recovery-friendly language, supporting multiple pathways, compensating staff with lived experience, and …
As part of the Public Science Collaborative’s Substance Use Recovery work, this quick read highlights PSC’s collegiate recovery resources on Recovery-Iowa.org. The website highlights how Iowa universities support students in recovery through community programs and wellness services, and it links to national networks like the Association of Recovery in Higher Education (ARHE).
As part of the Public Science Collaborative’s Substance Use Recovery work, this quick read highlights PSC’s Recovery Iowa website project. Specifically, this quick read focuses on tools, features, and website content that create accessible recovery resources. Archive: View a previous edition of the Recovery Iowa Website: Quick Read here.
