Briana Patrick, MS

Briana Patrick, MS, joined the Center for Dissemination and Implementation (CDI) in 2023 as the Project Coordinator for the Center for Dissemination and Implementation at Stanford (C-DIAS) and the Health Data2Action Research Adoption Support Center (RASC). She focuses on technical and pragmatic assistance utilizing a DEIA (diversity, equity, inclusion, and access) lens at all system…

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Understanding and Reducing Inequities in Substance Use Treatment

Lesia Ruglass, PhD | October 31, 2023: Data from the United States National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH, 2021) indicate that while certain racial/ethnic minoritized populations may have equivalent or lower rates of substance use disorders (SUD) compared to White people, evidence suggests that once developed, and given structural inequities and barriers, racial/ethnic…

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