This episode features co-host Marc Larochelle’s interviews with five authors of abstracts presented at the Together for Hope 2026 annual conference. Behind the Evidence is the addiction medicine podcast of the Grayken Center for Addiction at Boston Medical Center, and a project of the Center’s free bimonthly newsletter Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Health: Current Evidence (AODH).

1) “From Single-Substance Alerts to Mixture Monitoring: Network Analysis of Expected-Opioid Samples from a Syringe Service Program-Based Drug Checking Initiative.”

- Kyle Harrington, Tapestry Health

2) “The pathways and impacts of permanent housing: Guest and provider insights on the transition from low-threshold shelters (LTS) to permanent housing.”

- Jeffrey Desmarais, MA: Institute for Community Health & Shivangi Singh, MBBS, MPH: Boston Public Health Commission

3) “One Year of the Rhode Island Overdose Prevention Center: Service Utilization and Peer‑Led Overdose Response Outcomes.”

- Miriam Harris, MD, MSc: Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Project Weber/Renew: Rhode Island's Center for Harm Reduction and Recovery Services

4) “Interest in long-acting HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and medications for opioid use disorder among persons who inject drugs: A cross-sectional study.”

- Sarah Miller, Boston Medical Center

5) “Evaluation of a Pilot Community-Based Treatment Program for Youth with Frequent Substance Use and Symptoms of Psychosis.”

- Morgan Ellis, MHS; Boston Medical Center

Hosts: Honora L. Englander, MD and Marc R. Larochelle, MD

Production: Raquel Silveira, MBA

Editing: Casy Calver, PhD

Music and cover art: Mary Tomanovich, MA

Miriam Komaromy, MD is the Executive Director of the Grayken Center for Addiction, and co-Editor-in-Chief of AODH, together with David Fiellin, MD

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“Behind the Evidence” is supported by the Grayken Center for Addiction at Boston Medical Center. It is intended for educational purposes only, and should not be considered medical advice. The views expressed here are our own, and do not necessarily reflect those of our employers or the authors of the articles we review. All patient information has been modified to protect their identities.