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Using Research to Guide Policy and Practice

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CESAR and UMD Receives $6M+ of New Funding for Substance Use Treatment Research

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CESAR Receives Grant to Create Digital Hub Serving Peer Recovery Specialists in Maryland

Table 2: Common Drugs Detected in 8 Xylazine Positive Specimens, Feb-May 2023

MD-EDDS: Xylazine Detected in 8% of Positive Specimens from Meritus Medical Center; All Contained Fentanyl

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CESAR Director Jessica Magidson Named an MPower Professor

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Roads to Recovery: Mobile Treatment Units Bring Help and Hope To Rural Maryland

Baltimore, Md. + Cape Town, S.A.

Applying a mutual capacity building model to inform peer provider programs in South Africa and the United States

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UMD-led System Shows Success in Helping Hospitals Understand Fentanyl Use in their Communities

Text: Xylazine | New EDDS Findings | Study finds 78% of urines positive for xylazine also contained fentanyl

Xylazine Now Included in CESAR EDDS Urine Drug Test Panels

Jessica Magidson

Jessica Magidson Named New Director of CESAR, Now the ‘Center for Substance Use, Addiction & Health Research’

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Publications

  • DEA Emerging Threat Report: Mid-Year 2020
  • DEA Emerging Threat Report: Second Quarter 2020
  • Study Finds Substantial Substance Use Among Mental Health Clients Tested at Gracepoint
  • Using Hospital Electronic Health Records to Monitor Drug Use Trends in Emergency Department Patients
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