Opioid misuse and opioid overdose mortality among the Black population in the United States: an integrative review

EF Kyei, S Leveille - Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Opioid misuse is a growing public health concern in the United States (US). This problem
continues to claim many lives and has affected the life expectancy of the US population. In …

Evaluating equity in community-based naloxone access among racial/ethnic groups in Massachusetts

S Nolen, X Zang, A Chatterjee, CN Behrends… - Drug and alcohol …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Racial/ethnic minorities have experienced disproportionate opioid-related
overdose death rates in recent years. In this context, we examined inequities in community …

Intersectional stigma as a fundamental cause of health disparities: A case study of how drug use stigma intersecting with racism and xenophobia creates health …

SM Walters, J Kerr, M Cano, V Earnshaw… - Stigma and …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Recent evidence points to racial and ethnic disparities in drug-related deaths and health
conditions. Informed by stigma, intersectionality, intersectional stigma, and fundamental …

Opioid use disorder risk alleles in self-reported assigned African American/Afro-Caribbean and European biogeographical genetic ancestry groups and in males and …

JE Sprague, CE Freiermuth, J Lambert… - The …, 2024 - nature.com
The influence of genetic variants related to opioid use disorder (OUD) was evaluated using
multiple logistic regression analysis in self-reported assigned African American/Afro …

A systematic meta-epidemiologic review on nonabstinence-inclusive interventions for substance use: inclusion of race/ethnicity and sex assigned at birth/gender

SC Goldstein, NG Newberger, MR Schick… - The American Journal …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Minoritized racial/ethnic and sex assigned at birth/gender groups experience
disproportionate substance-related harm. Focusing on reducing substance-related harm …

Psychology's contributions to anti-Blackness in the United States within psychological research, criminal justice, and mental health

E Auguste, M Bowdring, SW Kasparek… - Perspectives on …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The mass incarceration of Black people in the United States is gaining attention as a public-
health crisis with extreme mental-health implications. Although it is well documented that …

Opioid use disorder and health service utilization among COVID-19 patients in the US: A nationwide cohort from the Cerner Real-World Data

F Qeadan, B Tingey, R Bern, CA Porucznik… - …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Both opioid use and COVID-19 affect respiratory and pulmonary health,
potentially putting individuals with opioid use disorders (OUD) at risk for complications from …

Trajectories and individual differences in pain, emotional distress, and prescription opioid misuse during the COVID-19 pandemic: a one-year longitudinal study

CJ Mun, CM Campbell, LS McGill, ST Wegener… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Recent studies suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic can serve as a unique psychosocial
stressor that can negatively impact individuals with chronic pain. Using a large online …

Opioid-related mortality: Dynamic temporal and spatial trends by drug type and demographic subpopulations, Massachusetts, 2005–2021

TJ Stopka, MR Larochelle, X Li, D Bernson, W Li… - Drug and alcohol …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Fatal opioid-related overdoses (OOD) present significant public health
challenges. Intuitive and replicable analytical approaches are needed to inform targeted …

Planting the seed: using research as a tool to revitalize puberty ceremonies in Anishinaabe communities

MB Gonzalez, AZ Johnson, LA Martin, J Fish… - Qualitative Research …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this work is to honor the wisdoms of Anishinaabe Elders,
community and culture by interweaving these teachings with my own (first author) …