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Bonnevie, Erika; Kaynak, Övgü; Whipple, Christopher R.; Kensinger, Weston S.; Stefanko, Matthew; McKeon, Courtney; Mendell, Gary; Smyser, Joe – Health Education Journal, 2022
Introduction: Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a critical health issue in the USA. Pennsylvania has the third highest number of drug overdose deaths per year, with the COVID-19 pandemic worsening these trends. Stigmatising beliefs towards OUD are associated with negative health outcomes, and there is a need for a larger evidence base on OUD stigma…
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Social Bias, Death, Correlation
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Burfoot-Rochford, Ian – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 2020
The number of deaths caused by the use of heroin or prescription pain killers nationwide has increased annually over the past decade with some of the most rapid growth occurring in the nation's most rural areas. This qualitative study examines the responses of districts and superintendents to this growing health crisis in twelve rural school…
Descriptors: Death, Narcotics, Drug Abuse, Rural Areas