Overdose mortality rates for opioids and stimulant drugs are substantially higher in men than in women: state-level analysis

ER Butelman, Y Huang, DH Epstein… - …, 2023 - nature.com
Drug overdoses from opioids and stimulants are a major cause of mortality in the United
States. It is unclear if there are stable sex differences in overdose mortality for these drugs …

Intersectionality and structural drivers of fatal overdose disparities in the United States: a narrative review

CJ Valasek, AR Bazzi - Current Addiction Reports, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Disaggregated data has increasingly confirmed the persistence
of racial and ethnic disparities in fatal drug-related overdose in the United States. Less is …

A systematic literature review of strengths-based approaches to drug use management and treatment

JM Ezell, M Pho, J Jaiswal, BP Ajayi, N Gosnell… - Clinical Social Work …, 2023 - Springer
Strengths-based theory, a pillar of clinical social work practice, emphasizes the importance
of recognizing the inherent and learned skills and abilities that people possess and can …

Experiences of and recommendations for LGBTQ+-affirming substance use services: an exploratory qualitative descriptive study with LGBTQ+ people who use opioids …

MM Paschen-Wolff, A DeSousa, EA Paine… - … , Prevention, and Policy, 2024 - Springer
Background Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other LGBTQ populations
(LGBTQ+; eg, asexual individuals) have higher rates of substance use (SU) and disorders …

Attachment and mental health of men having sex with men engaging in chemsex: is substance abuse only the tip of the iceberg?

JV Blanc, JD Burdairon, L Malandain… - Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Gay and bisexual men and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) with problematic
chemsex (a specific sexualized drug use pattern) face several health issues. The aim of this …

Informing evidence-based medicine for opioid use disorder using pharmacoeconomic studies

A Jalali - Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction The health and economic consequences of inadequately treated opioid use
disorder (OUD) are substantial. Healthcare systems in the United States (US) and other …

Opioid use, prescribing and fatal overdose patterns among racial/ethnic minorities in the United States: A scoping review and conceptual risk environment model

JM Ezell, MT Pho, BP Ajayi, E Simek… - Drug and Alcohol …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Issues To date, there has been no synthesis of research addressing the scale and nuances
of the opioid epidemic in racial/ethnic minority populations in the United States that …

[HTML][HTML] Experiences of and recommendations for LGBTQ+-affirming substance use services: A qualitative study with LGBTQ+ people who use opioids and other …

MM Paschen-Wolff, A DeSousa, EA Paine… - Research …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other LGBTQ populations
(LGBTQ+; eg, non-binary individuals) have higher rates of substance use (SU) and …

Intentional and Unintentional Fentanyl Use Among a Cohort of Sexual and Gender Minorities Assigned Male at Birth in Chicago

MS Smith, A Clifford, RA Baiers, E Morgan… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Background Fentanyl use in the Midwest is rising, and there is data to suggest that this is a
particular area of concern among sexual and gender minorities assigned male at birth (SGM …

Differences in Drug Poisonings Among Those Who Identify as Transgender Compared to Cisgender: An Analysis of the Toxicology Investigators Consortium (ToxIC) …

K Magnusson, E Glidden, D Mustaquim, LE Welder… - Clinical Therapeutics, 2024 - Elsevier
Purpose In this manuscript, the abbreviation TG is defined as persons who identify as
transgender, GNC is defined as persons who identify as gender nonconforming, and CG is …