Publications by authors named "M A Mason"
Urban and Rural Differences in the Efficacy of a Mobile Health Depression Treatment for Young Adults.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
November 2024
Depression among young adults represents a growing health problem in the U.S., but access to effective treatment remains a challenge.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Two scientific and clinical challenges for treating cannabis use disorder (CUD) are developing efficacious treatments with high likelihood of uptake and scalability, and testing the clinical mechanisms by which treatments work. Because young adults experience more CUD than other age groups, a need exists to test the efficacy and hypothesized causal pathways of novel treatments for CUD. Text-delivered treatments have the potential to reach young adults by increasing access and perceived privacy.
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- Harm reduction for people who use drugs (PWUD) is a key strategy in US drug policy, focusing on meeting communities’ needs and providing various support services.
- The Block-by-Block (BXB) intervention, launched in 2022 across five pilot areas in Illinois, aims to distribute naloxone and drug test strips in private or neutral settings to reduce opioid-related fatalities.
- Early results show that the BXB initiative is feasible, with a 55% response rate at homes approached, and high acceptability, as 75% of those who answered were supportive of the intervention.
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the vital role of Infection Prevention and Control Professionals (IPCPs) in safeguarding public health. Amid rapidly evolving guidelines, critical personal protective equipment shortages, and surging workloads, IPCPs encountered unprecedented moral and ethical dilemmas. However, their experiences, ethical challenges, and the resulting moral distress remain understudied.
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