Alexandria Macmadu
Biographic Data
| ID | 6057966 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alexandria Macmadu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alexandria |
| FAMILY NAME | Macmadu |
| SIGNATURE | MACMADU A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Brown University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7640-2215 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Racial and Ethnic Inequities in Overall and Drug-Related Arrests in Rhode Island from 2017 to 2025
Sociodemographic Characteristics and Drug Use Practices Associated with Fentanyl Use Frequency Among People Who Use Drugs in Rhode Island
Background Since 2013, fentanyl has dominated unregulated drug supplies in the northeast and has become a key driver of overdose deaths. In this analysis, we sought to identify the characteristics associated with fentanyl use frequency among people who use drugs in Rhode Island.Methods We examined baseline data from the Rhode Island Prescription and Illicit Drug Study, which enrolled participants from August 2020 to February 2023. We used an ordi…
Sometimes I’m interested in seeing a fuller story to tell with numbers” Implementing a forecasting dashboard for harm reduction and overdose prevention
Using an implementation framework within the larger study allowed us to identify multi-level and contextual factors affecting the early implementation of a forecasting dashboard within the PROVIDENT community trial. Additional investments to build organizational and community capacity may be required to create the optimal implementation setting and integration of forecasting tools
Community Acceptability of the First State-Authorized Overdose Prevention Center in the United States
Restoring and Expanding Pandemic-Era Support Policies to Reduce Economic Precarity and Overdose Deaths
Factors Associated with Non-Evidence-Based Overdose Responses among People Who Use Prescription Opioids Non-Medically in Rural Appalachia
These findings underscore the need to expand access to OEND in rural communities and indicate OEND is acceptable to training-naïve individuals who use opioids in rural Appalachia. Given the "harm reduction deserts" in the region, approaches to expand OEND should be pursued
Receipt of Prescription Psychostimulants and Stimulant-Involved Fatal Overdose
Background: Rates of psychostimulant use, misuse, and hospitalization have increased markedly over the past decade. The objective of this study was to estimate the association between receipt of a psychostimulant prescription in the past year and fatal, unintentional psychostimulant-involved overdose. Methods: We conducted a population-based case-control study using linked, state-level databases from the Rhode Island Department of Health. Cases w…
Self-Reported Cannabis Use and HIV Viral Control among Patients with HIV Engaged in Care
Background: The association between cannabis use and HIV-1 RNA (viral load) among people with HIV (PWH) engaged in care is unclear. Methods: We used data collected from 2002 to 2018 on PWH receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) enrolled in the Veterans Aging Cohort Study. Generalized estimating equations were used to estimate associations between self-reported past-year cannabis use and detectable viral load (≥500 copies/mL), with and without adj…
Crack cocaine use frequency is associated with HIV disease severity independent of antiretroviral therapy exposure
Drug use behaviors, trauma, and emotional affect following the overdose of a social network member
Association of medical cannabis licensure with prescription opioid receipt
Targeting community-based naloxone distribution using opioid overdose death rates
Optimizing the impact of medications for opioid use disorder at release from prison and jail settings
Essential Strategies to Curb Covid-19 Transmission in Prisons and Jails
Essential Strategies to Curb COVID-19 Transmission in Prisons and Jails Alexandria Macmadu MSc, and Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein PhD Affiliation Alexandria Macmadu is with the Department of Epidemiology, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI. Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein is with the Department of Social Medicine and the Center for Health Equity Research, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.CopyRightCorrespondence should be se…
Barriers to Healthcare for People Who Inject Drugs
Objective: Despite research demonstrating increased need for healthcare services among people who use drugs, few studies have investigated barriers to general healthcare in this population. We explored the most common barriers to general healthcare faced by clients utilizing syringe access services. Methods: Clients of Project Safe Point— a syringe access service serving Albany, NY and surrounding regions—were surveyed on their general health pra…
One guy goes to jail, two people are ready to take his spot”
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One guy goes to jail, two people are ready to take his spot”
Barriers to Healthcare for People Who Inject Drugs
Objective: Despite research demonstrating increased need for healthcare services among people who use drugs, few studies have investigated barriers to general healthcare in this population. We explored the most common barriers to general healthcare faced by clients utilizing syringe access services. Methods: Clients of Project Safe Point— a syringe access service serving Albany, NY and surrounding regions—were surveyed on their general health pra…
Targeting community-based naloxone distribution using opioid overdose death rates
Optimizing the impact of medications for opioid use disorder at release from prison and jail settings
Essential Strategies to Curb Covid-19 Transmission in Prisons and Jails
Essential Strategies to Curb COVID-19 Transmission in Prisons and Jails Alexandria Macmadu MSc, and Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein PhD Affiliation Alexandria Macmadu is with the Department of Epidemiology, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI. Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein is with the Department of Social Medicine and the Center for Health Equity Research, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.CopyRightCorrespondence should be se…
Self-Reported Cannabis Use and HIV Viral Control among Patients with HIV Engaged in Care
Background: The association between cannabis use and HIV-1 RNA (viral load) among people with HIV (PWH) engaged in care is unclear. Methods: We used data collected from 2002 to 2018 on PWH receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) enrolled in the Veterans Aging Cohort Study. Generalized estimating equations were used to estimate associations between self-reported past-year cannabis use and detectable viral load (≥500 copies/mL), with and without adj…
Crack cocaine use frequency is associated with HIV disease severity independent of antiretroviral therapy exposure
Drug use behaviors, trauma, and emotional affect following the overdose of a social network member
Association of medical cannabis licensure with prescription opioid receipt
Factors Associated with Non-Evidence-Based Overdose Responses among People Who Use Prescription Opioids Non-Medically in Rural Appalachia
These findings underscore the need to expand access to OEND in rural communities and indicate OEND is acceptable to training-naïve individuals who use opioids in rural Appalachia. Given the "harm reduction deserts" in the region, approaches to expand OEND should be pursued
Receipt of Prescription Psychostimulants and Stimulant-Involved Fatal Overdose
Background: Rates of psychostimulant use, misuse, and hospitalization have increased markedly over the past decade. The objective of this study was to estimate the association between receipt of a psychostimulant prescription in the past year and fatal, unintentional psychostimulant-involved overdose. Methods: We conducted a population-based case-control study using linked, state-level databases from the Rhode Island Department of Health. Cases w…
Restoring and Expanding Pandemic-Era Support Policies to Reduce Economic Precarity and Overdose Deaths
Sometimes I’m interested in seeing a fuller story to tell with numbers” Implementing a forecasting dashboard for harm reduction and overdose prevention
Using an implementation framework within the larger study allowed us to identify multi-level and contextual factors affecting the early implementation of a forecasting dashboard within the PROVIDENT community trial. Additional investments to build organizational and community capacity may be required to create the optimal implementation setting and integration of forecasting tools
Community Acceptability of the First State-Authorized Overdose Prevention Center in the United States
Racial and Ethnic Inequities in Overall and Drug-Related Arrests in Rhode Island from 2017 to 2025
Sociodemographic Characteristics and Drug Use Practices Associated with Fentanyl Use Frequency Among People Who Use Drugs in Rhode Island
Background Since 2013, fentanyl has dominated unregulated drug supplies in the northeast and has become a key driver of overdose deaths. In this analysis, we sought to identify the characteristics associated with fentanyl use frequency among people who use drugs in Rhode Island.Methods We examined baseline data from the Rhode Island Prescription and Illicit Drug Study, which enrolled participants from August 2020 to February 2023. We used an ordi…
Medicine (14 works) · Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (12 works) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (8 works) · Psychiatry (8 works) · Poison control (7 works) · Internal Medicine (6 works) · Nursing (6 works) · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (6 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Psychology (5 works)