Stephen Murray, MPH
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Community Health Sciences - Boston University School of Public Health
Biography
Stephen Murray, MPH, NRP, is an overdose researcher, Harm Reduction Program Manager and the Director of the SafeSpot Overdose Hotline at Boston Medical Center and an Adjunct Assistant Clinical Professor of Community Health Sciences at Boston University School of Public Health. In 2021, he retired as a Lieutenant at a large regional ambulance service in Western Massachusetts, and had served as a first responder since 2013, having worked both as a firefighter and paramedic. He regularly shares for a national audience about his lived experience as a person who used drugs and overdose survivor. Stephen provides expert technical assistance around the topics of overdose prevention, emergency medical services, workforce and harm reduction to a variety of organizations, county and state governments across the country, including the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Agency, the National Academies of Medicine, and the National Governors Association. He has guest lectured at over a dozen universities including at Harvard University, University of Southern California, UMASS Medical School, and Georgetown University. He has research published in the International Journal of Drug Policy, Substance Use & Addiction Journal, American Journal of Public Health and Health Promotion Practice. In September 2023, he was featured in the multiple award-winning Episode 809 ("The Call") on This American Life.
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Publications
- Published on 12/10/2024
Daneker E, Murray S, Poole X, Gibson M, Gainor D. Key Takeaways and Progress on Leveraging EMS in Overdose Response Among Five Learning Collaborative States. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2024 Dec 10; 1-5. PMID: 39589319.
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- Published on 9/18/2024
Russell E, Hawk M, Neale J, Bennett AS, Davis C, Hill LG, Winograd R, Kestner L, Lieberman A, Bell A, Santamour T, Murray S, Schneider KE, Walley AY, Jones TS. A call for compassionate opioid overdose response. Int J Drug Policy. 2024 Nov; 133:104587. PMID: 39299143.
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- Published on 8/15/2024
Jawa R, Ismail S, Shang M, Murray S, Murray-Krezan C, Zheng Y, Mackin S, Washington K, Alvarez P, Dillon J, McMurtrie G, Stein M, Walley A, Liebschutz JM. Drug use practices and wound care experiences in the age of xylazine adulteration. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2024 Oct 01; 263:112390. PMID: 39173221.
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- Published on 7/23/2024
Jawa R, Blakemore S, Murray S, Ventura AS, Hristova T, Wilder A, Shang M, Johnson T, LaBelle C. Wound Care Capacity of the Addiction Workforce in the Setting of Xylazine. J Addict Med. 2024 Nov-Dec 01; 18(6):723-726. PMID: 39051898.
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- Published on 2/20/2024
Jawa R, Murray S, Blakemore S, Ventura AS, Hristova T, Wilder A, Shang M, LaBelle C. Xylazine and Adulterants in the Evolving Drug Supply: Urgent Call for Responsive Education Models. Subst Use Addctn J. 2024 Apr; 45(2):168-175. PMID: 38375666.
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- Published on 1/1/2023
Beaugard C, Formica SW, Cummins E, Bagley SM, Beletsky L, Green TC, Murray SP, Yan S, Xuan Z, Walley AY, Carroll JJ. Privacy and confidentiality in Massachusetts' postoverdose outreach programs: Mixed methods analysis of outreach staff surveys and interviews. International Journal of Drug Policy. 2023.
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- Published on 1/1/2022
Jawa R, Murray SP, Tori M, Bratberg J, Walley A. Federal policymakers should urgently and greatly expand naloxone access. American Journal of Public Health. 2022; 112(4):558-561.
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- Published on 1/1/2022
Murray SP, Walley AY, Reilly B . Caring for People Who Use Drugs: Best Practices for EMS Providers. Health Promotion Practice. 2022.
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