Principles of care for pregnant and parenting people with substance use disorder: the obstetrician gynecologist perspective

CM Barber, M Terplan - Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Substance use in pregnant and parenting persons is common, yet still underdiagnosed.
Substance use disorder (SUD) is one of the most stigmatized and undertreated chronic …

Variation in HIV Transmission Behaviors Among People Who Use Drugs in Rural US Communities

WD Jenkins, SR Friedman, CB Hurt… - JAMA Network …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance People who use drugs (PWUD) continue to be at risk of HIV infection, but the
frequency and distribution of transmission-associated behaviors within various rural …

Communities that HEAL intervention and mortality including polysubstance overdose deaths: a randomized clinical trial

B Freisthler, RA Chahine, J Villani… - JAMA network …, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The HEALing Communities Study (HCS) evaluated the effectiveness of the
Communities That HEAL (CTH) intervention in preventing fatal overdoses amidst the US …

“I am not a junkie”: Social categorization and differentiation among people who use drugs

AL Sibley, R Baker, XA Levander, A Rains… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Substance use stigma is a form of group-based exclusion, and delineating
pathways from stigma to poor health requires a deeper understanding of the social …

[HTML][HTML] How the rural risk environment underpins hepatitis C risk: Qualitative findings from rural southern Illinois, United States

SM Walters, D Frank, M Felsher, J Jaiswal… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Associations of hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody positivity with opioid, stimulant, and polysubstance injection among people who inject drugs (PWID) in rural …

AT Estadt, WC Miller, D Kline, BM Whitney… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background People who inject drugs (PWID) in the rural US often inject stimulants, alone or
with opioids. The impact of these substance use patterns may influence HCV risk behaviors …

Houselessness and syringe service program utilization among people who inject drugs in eight rural areas across the USA: a cross-sectional analysis

AM Ballard, D Falk, H Greenwood, P Gugerty… - Harm Reduction …, 2023 - Springer
Background Research conducted in urban areas has highlighted the impact of housing
instability on people who inject drugs (PWID), revealing that it exacerbates vulnerability to …

Barriers to opioid use disorder treatment among people who use drugs in the rural United States: A qualitative, multi-site study

TJ Stopka, AT Estadt, G Leichtling, JC Schleicher… - Social Science & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Background In 2020, 2.8 million people required substance use disorder (SUD)
treatment in nonmetropolitan or 'rural'areas in the US Among this population, only 10 …

Recent incarceration, substance use, overdose, and service use among people who use drugs in rural communities

DB Hoover, PT Korthuis, EN Waddell, C Foot… - JAMA Network …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Drug use and incarceration have a substantial impact on rural communities, but
factors associated with the incarceration of rural people who use drugs (PWUD) have not …

The relationship between felt stigma and non-fatal overdose among rural people who use drugs

AL Sibley, E Klein, HLF Cooper, MD Livingston III… - Harm reduction …, 2024 - Springer
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 …