A systematic review of rural-specific barriers to medication treatment for opioid use disorder in the United States
Background Opioid-related deaths have risen dramatically in rural communities. Prior
studies highlight few medication treatment providers for opioid use disorder in rural …
studies highlight few medication treatment providers for opioid use disorder in rural …
The experience of initiating injection drug use and its social context: a qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis
Background and aim Understanding the experience of initiating injection drug use and its
social contexts is crucial to inform efforts to prevent transitions into this mode of drug …
social contexts is crucial to inform efforts to prevent transitions into this mode of drug …
The risk environment of anabolic–androgenic steroid users in the UK: Examining motivations, practices and accounts of use
GH Santos, R Coomber - International Journal of Drug Policy, 2017 - Elsevier
Background The numbers using illicit anabolic–androgenic steroids are a cause of concern
for those seeking to reduce health harms. Using the 'risk environment'as a conceptual …
for those seeking to reduce health harms. Using the 'risk environment'as a conceptual …
Opioid use and misuse: health impact, prevalence, correlates and interventions
Objective: To provide a broad overview of the state of drug misuse research, particularly
focusing on opioid drug use in the USA Design: An overview of published reviews of the …
focusing on opioid drug use in the USA Design: An overview of published reviews of the …
Medications for opioid use disorder in the criminal/legal system: Knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes among rural community-based stakeholders
The aim of this study was to describe rural community stakeholders' attitudes and
perceptions of providing medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) to individuals in the …
perceptions of providing medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) to individuals in the …
Drug use generations and patterns of injection drug use: Birth cohort differences among people who inject drugs in Los Angeles and San Francisco, California
Objectives A robust literature documents generational trends in drug use. We examined the
implications of changing national drug use patterns on drug injection histories of diverse …
implications of changing national drug use patterns on drug injection histories of diverse …
Latent polydrug use patterns and the provision of injection initiation assistance among people who inject drugs in three North American settings
I Rammohan, S Jain, S Sun, C Marks… - Drug and Alcohol …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction We sought to identify latent profiles of polysubstance use patterns among
people who inject drugs in three distinct North American settings, and then determine …
people who inject drugs in three distinct North American settings, and then determine …
History of medication-assisted treatment and its association with initiating others into injection drug use in San Diego, CA
ML Mittal, D Vashishtha, S Sun, S Jain… - … , prevention, and policy, 2017 - Springer
Background Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) remains the gold standard for the
treatment of opioid use disorder. MAT also reduces the frequency of injecting among people …
treatment of opioid use disorder. MAT also reduces the frequency of injecting among people …
Implementing an updated “Break the Cycle” intervention to reduce initiating persons into injecting drug use in an Eastern European and a US “opioid epidemic” setting
We tested the hypothesis that an updated “Break the Cycle”(BtC) intervention, based in
social cognitive theory and motivational interviewing, would reduce the likelihood that …
social cognitive theory and motivational interviewing, would reduce the likelihood that …
A fragmented code: The moral and structural context for providing assistance with injection drug use initiation in San Diego, USA
Background Injection drug use initiation is shaped by social networks and structural
contexts, with people who inject drugs often assisting in this process. We sought to explore …
contexts, with people who inject drugs often assisting in this process. We sought to explore …