AMERSA Talks
Two new Series Coming Soon in 2026!
Frontiers in Substance Use Care: Emerging Topics and Evidence
Eight episode podcast series sponsored by Provider’s Clinical Support System – Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (PCSS-MOUD), exploring the evolving landscape of substance use and addiction care.
Substance Use Across the Lifespan: Supporting Every Stage
Five episodes, each paired with a downloadable toolkit and live companion workshop, sponsored by the Opioid Response Network (ORN). This series explores how substance use care changes across the lifespan—from childhood through older adulthood.
Previous Series
Stigma and Substance Use: Rewriting the Narrative.
Eight episodes sponsored by Provider’s Clinical Support System – Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (PCSS-MOUD), exploring the pervasive impact of stigma on individuals and communities affected by substance use disorders (SUD).
Innovation in Action: Building Stronger Communities
Seven episodes sponsored by the Opioid Response Network (ORN), highlighting cutting-edge programs and collaborative efforts supporting individuals and communities affected by substance use disorders.
AMERSA Talks
Test Your Drugs, Not Your Limits
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Episode 1: Test Your Drugs, Not Your Limits - The Role of Advanced Drug Checking in Harm Reduction
Featuring:
Allyson Pinkhover, MPH, CPhT, CHO
Brockton Neighborhood Health Center, Brockton, MA
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
Darlene Andrade Fonseca, BS
Brockton Neighborhood Health Center, Brockton, MA
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Worcester, MA
Hosted by: Joe Wright, MD
Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, Boston, MA
Episode one highlights how community-based advanced drug checking supports people who use drugs, harm reduction staff, and clinical providers. Hear from Darlene Andrade Fonseca and Allyson Pinkhover of Brockton Neighborhood Health Center about their work implementing drug checking with real-time FTIR technology, together with other tools. Alongside host Dr. Joe Wright of Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, the trio discusses how advanced drug checking promotes autonomy for program participants and helps both harm reduction staff and clinical providers to better individualize the services they provide.
Find us online at amersa.org/amersa-podcast
Frontiers in Substance Use & Stigma & Substance Use are sponsored by Provider’s Clinical Support System – Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (PCSS-MOUD). Learn more about PCSS-MOUD at pcssnow.org.
Funding for this initiative was made possible by cooperative agreement no. 1H79TI086770 from SAMHSA. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
Substance Use Across the Lifespan and Innovation in Action are sponsored by the Opioid Response Network (ORN). Learn more about ORN at opioidresponsenetwork.org.
Funding for this initiative was made possible (in part) by grant no. 1H79TI088037 from SAMHSA. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.