Betsy Craft
Biographic Data
| ID | 715650 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Betsy Craft |
| GIVEN NAMES | Betsy |
| FAMILY NAME | Craft |
| SIGNATURE | CRAFT B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Center For Policy Research |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Does a state mandate translate into jail policy? Evidence from a policy surveillance study of opioid use disorder care in Colorado jails
BACKGROUND: People with opioid use disorder (OUD) are disproportionately represented in US jails, yet access to evidence-based treatment remains limited. In May 2022, Colorado enacted House Bill 22-1326, which mandated that all county jails provide medications of OUD (MOUD). This study sought to describe Colorado jail policies for OUD treatment after the 2022 state mandate and explore differences by county characteristics. METHODS: We conducted a…
“You can’t incarcerate yourself out of the drug problem in America
BACKGROUND: In response to the U.S. overdose crisis, many states have increased criminal penalties for drug possession, particularly fentanyl. This study sought to qualitatively explore diverse community perspectives on increasing criminal legal penalties in Colorado for fentanyl possession (House Bill 22-1326) and the broader role of the criminal legal system in addressing substance use and overdose prevention. We conducted 31 semi-structured in…
Humanizing Drug Overdoses in Colorado
Anthropologists and folklorists with a desire to foster social justice change apply the graphic novel approach to share personal narratives of community members. Our team of arts-based researchers and community advocates offers details of a university-research partnership and a brief example of a graphic novel excerpt from the larger project. The graphic novel excerpt showcases Chloe, a person who uses drugs and sex worker, and an overdose incide…
Identifying structural risk factors for overdose following incarceration
Humanizing Drug Overdoses in Colorado
Anthropologists and folklorists with a desire to foster social justice change apply the graphic novel approach to share personal narratives of community members. Our team of arts-based researchers and community advocates offers details of a university-research partnership and a brief example of a graphic novel excerpt from the larger project. The graphic novel excerpt showcases Chloe, a person who uses drugs and sex worker, and an overdose incide…
Identifying structural risk factors for overdose following incarceration
“You can’t incarcerate yourself out of the drug problem in America
BACKGROUND: In response to the U.S. overdose crisis, many states have increased criminal penalties for drug possession, particularly fentanyl. This study sought to qualitatively explore diverse community perspectives on increasing criminal legal penalties in Colorado for fentanyl possession (House Bill 22-1326) and the broader role of the criminal legal system in addressing substance use and overdose prevention. We conducted 31 semi-structured in…
Humanizing Drug Overdoses in Colorado
Anthropologists and folklorists with a desire to foster social justice change apply the graphic novel approach to share personal narratives of community members. Our team of arts-based researchers and community advocates offers details of a university-research partnership and a brief example of a graphic novel excerpt from the larger project. The graphic novel excerpt showcases Chloe, a person who uses drugs and sex worker, and an overdose incide…
Does a state mandate translate into jail policy? Evidence from a policy surveillance study of opioid use disorder care in Colorado jails
BACKGROUND: People with opioid use disorder (OUD) are disproportionately represented in US jails, yet access to evidence-based treatment remains limited. In May 2022, Colorado enacted House Bill 22-1326, which mandated that all county jails provide medications of OUD (MOUD). This study sought to describe Colorado jail policies for OUD treatment after the 2022 state mandate and explore differences by county characteristics. METHODS: We conducted a…
Public health (4 works) · Criminology (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Social policy (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (3 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (2 works)