Understanding stigma through the lived experiences of people with opioid use disorder

H Judd, AC Yaugher, S O'Shay, CL Meier - Drug and alcohol dependence, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Stigma toward substance use disorders reduces treatment seeking and
recovery efforts of persons who could most benefit from services. This is particularly true for …

Cancer Pain Management in Patients with Opioid Use Disorder

K Nickels, J Kullgren, MT Mitchell, M Carter… - Current Addiction …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose of review Updated cancer pain management recommendations considering the
rise of opioid use disorder (OUD) and opioid overdose deaths. Few studies examine cancer …

Facts and Personal Recovery Stories to Reduce Substance Use Disorder Stigma and Increase Support for Recovery Housing: a US Randomized Study

M Ashworth, L Thunström, GL Clancy… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Substance use disorder (SUD) is a considerable threat to global public health and is
considered a “public health crisis” in the USA. Despite the benefits of increased availability …

Evolution of an epidemic: Understanding the opioid epidemic in the United States and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on opioid-related mortality

R Laing, CA Donnelly - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
We conduct this research with a two-fold aim: providing a quantitative analysis of the opioid
epidemic in the United States (US), and exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on …

Empirical assessment of wounds among people who use substances

JD Jones, M Chaple, S Rozen, C DelaCuesta… - Drug and Alcohol …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Wounds are a significant source of morbidity among people who use
substances (PWUS). This project sought to identify the incidence and severity of wounds …

A national portrait of public attitudes toward opioid use in the US: A latent class analysis

SM Walters, W Liu, P Lamuda, J Huh, R Brewer… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Opioid overdose rates have steadily been increasing in the United States (US)
creating what is considered an overdose death crisis. The US has a mixture of public health …

Leveraging neuroscience education to address stigma related to opioid use disorder in the community: a pilot study

EJ Kyzar, MR Arbuckle, A Abba-Aji… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Opioid use disorder (OUD) and overdose deaths are a public health crisis. One contributing
factor is stigma towards people who use opioids. We developed and conducted a public …

Shaping and shifting schemas on supervised injectable opioid treatment: findings from a cross-sectional qualitative study in two German treatment facilities

Z Friedmann, HT Kinkel, C Kühner, A Zsolnai… - Addiction Science & …, 2024 - Springer
Background Supervised injectable opioid treatment (SIOT) is a promising alternative for
people living with opioid use disorder (OUD) who have not sufficiently benefitted from oral …

[HTML][HTML] Addressing rural and non-rural substance use disorder stigma: Evidence from a national randomized controlled trial

M Ashworth, L Thunström, GL Clancy… - Addictive Behaviors …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Individuals with substance use disorder (SUD) and recovery support services
often face significant social stigma, especially in rural areas. One method of addressing …

[HTML][HTML] Promoting best practices for managing opioid overdoses in the field: A novel project Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes program for first …

AP Oliver, ZW Adams, CA Ott, J Agley - Preventive Medicine Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
As the opioid overdose epidemic persists in the United States, it is important to provide
specific first responder-oriented continuing education opportunities on interacting with …