Need for strategic communications and stakeholder engagement to advance acceptability of an overdose preventing vaccine targeting fentanyl.

Background: Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid, exposure to which has led to hundreds of thousands of overdose deaths. Novel vaccines are being developed that might protect against fentanyl overdose. Proactive attention to strategic communications and stakeholder engagement may smooth uptake of a novel vaccine given known challenges around vaccine hesitancy and concern for stigma related to substance use.

Returning Genetic Information About Risk for Alcohol Use Disorder to Adolescents: Findings of a Preliminary Qualitative Study of Precision Prevention.

Introduction: Alcohol use disorders are heritable, with genetic factors predicting approximately 50% of the risk. Returning information about genetic risk could promote avoidance of alcohol, reducing alcohol use disorder risk. This study explored attitudes toward a precision prevention model of alcohol use disorder targeting adolescents.