A systematic review of qualitative research on substance use among refugees

EA Saleh, FB Lazaridou, F Klapprott, M Wazaify… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To evaluate qualitative research on substance use and substance use disorders
(SUDs) among refugees in terms of practitioners' and substance users' attitudes, beliefs and …

Exploring stigma associated with mental health conditions and alcohol and other drug use among people from migrant and ethnic minority backgrounds: a protocol for …

CH Douglass, MSC Lim, K Block, G Onsando… - Systematic …, 2022 - Springer
Background Stigma is a social process that impedes access to support for mental health
conditions and alcohol and other drug (AOD) use, particularly for people from migrant and …

Heavy alcohol consumption among marginalised African refugee young people in Melbourne, Australia: motivations for drinking, experiences of alcohol-related …

D Horyniak, P Higgs, S Cogger, P Dietze… - Ethnicity & health, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Objective. Little is known about substance use among resettled refugee populations. This
study aimed to describe motivations for drinking, experiences of alcohol-related problems …

The experience of initiating injection drug use and its social context: a qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis

A Guise, D Horyniak, J Melo, R McNeil, D Werb - Addiction, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Prevention, testing, and treatment interventions for hepatitis B and C in refugee populations: results of a scoping review

A Saseetharran, L Hiebert, N Gupta… - BMC Infectious …, 2023 - Springer
Background and aims Refugees are at higher risk for hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C
(HCV), but often face unique healthcare barriers to vaccination, testing, and treatment. This …

Improving the provision of services to young people from refugee backgrounds with comorbid mental health and substance use problems: addressing the barriers

M Posselt, K McDonald, N Procter, C de Crespigny… - BMC public health, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Background South Australia (SA) has resettled 151,134 refugees in the last ten
years (Department of Immigration and Border Protection, Settlement reporting facility, 2014) …

Stigma associated with alcohol and other drug use among people from migrant and ethnic minority groups: Results from a systematic review of qualitative studies

CH Douglass, TM Win, S Goutzamanis… - Journal of Immigrant and …, 2023 - Springer
Stigma reduces access to alcohol and other drug (AOD) support. This systematic review
explored perceptions and experiences of stigma associated with AOD use among migrant …

Stigma of mental illness and substance misuse in sub‐Saharan African migrants: A qualitative study

TV McCann, A Renzaho, J Mugavin… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Stigma of mental illness and substance misuse can deter help seeking, especially in
immigrants who are often reluctant to seek help early for these issues. The aim of the …

“Watch out for the boogieman”: stigma and substance use recovery among migrants and ethnic minorities

A Pouille, C De Ruysscher… - … of Community & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
People with a migration background and ethnic minorities (MEM) with substance use
problems are confronted with stigma due to their ethnicity and substance use. This study …

“You have to drink with a little bit of shame”: Alcohol and other drug use among young people from migrant and ethnic minority backgrounds in Melbourne, Australia

CH Douglass, K Block, D Eghrari… - Journal of ethnicity in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Migrant and ethnic minority groups are underrepresented in alcohol and other drug (AOD)
research. This qualitative study explored AOD use among young people from migrant and …