COVID-19 and the health of people who use drugs: What is and what could be?
Abstract SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has changed the world as we know
it, and continues to do so. How COVID-19 affects people who use drugs, the environments in …
it, and continues to do so. How COVID-19 affects people who use drugs, the environments in …
Multidimensional assessment of access to medications for opioid use disorder across urban and rural communities: A scoping review
T Bommersbach, M Justen, AM Bunting… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background The majority of patients with opioid use disorder do not receive medications for
opioid use disorder (MOUD), especially in rural areas. The patient-centered access to …
opioid use disorder (MOUD), especially in rural areas. The patient-centered access to …
Geographic information science and the United States opioid overdose crisis: A scoping review of methods, scales, and application areas
Abstract Background The Opioid Overdose Crisis (OOC) continues to generate morbidity
and mortality in the United States, outpacing other prominent accident-related reasons …
and mortality in the United States, outpacing other prominent accident-related reasons …
Improving sexual health in US rural communities: reducing the impact of stigma
JA Valentine, LF Delgado, LT Haderxhanaj… - AIDS and Behavior, 2022 - Springer
Sexually transmitted infections (STI), including HIV, are among the most reported diseases
in the US and represent some of America's most significant health disparities. The growing …
in the US and represent some of America's most significant health disparities. The growing …
Identifying barriers and facilitators to COVID-19 vaccination uptake among People Who Use Drugs in Canada: a National Qualitative Study
Abstract Background People Who Use Drugs (PWUD) have lower vaccination uptake than
the general population, and disproportionately experience the burden of harms from vaccine …
the general population, and disproportionately experience the burden of harms from vaccine …
[HTML][HTML] How the rural risk environment underpins hepatitis C risk: Qualitative findings from rural southern Illinois, United States
Abstract Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has increased among persons who
inject drugs (PWID) in the United States with disproportionate burden in rural areas. We use …
inject drugs (PWID) in the United States with disproportionate burden in rural areas. We use …
[HTML][HTML] Individual, interpersonal, and neighborhood measures associated with opioid use stigma: Evidence from a nationally representative survey
Despite growing awareness of opioid use disorder (OUD), fatal overdoses and downstream
health conditions (eg, hepatitis C and HIV) continue to rise in some populations. Various …
health conditions (eg, hepatitis C and HIV) continue to rise in some populations. Various …
The relationship between felt stigma and non-fatal overdose among rural people who use drugs
Background Drug overdose deaths in the United States exceeded 100,000 in 2021 and
2022. Substance use stigma is a major barrier to treatment and harm reduction utilization …
2022. Substance use stigma is a major barrier to treatment and harm reduction utilization …
“You're friends until everybody runs out of dope”: A framework for understanding tie meaning, purpose, and value in social networks
Background Social networks play a crucial role in mediating the risk environments of
individuals, especially minoritized groups such as people who use opioids or who inject …
individuals, especially minoritized groups such as people who use opioids or who inject …
The impact of fentanyl on state-and county-level psychostimulant and cocaine overdose death rates by race in Ohio from 2010 to 2020: a time series and …
Background Over the past decade in the USA, increases in overdose rates of cocaine and
psychostimulants with opioids were highest among Black, compared to White, populations …
psychostimulants with opioids were highest among Black, compared to White, populations …