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A Qualitative Study of Health Equity's Role in Community Coalition Development
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Sadie Chen; Galya Walt; Alison Aldrich; Ann Scheck McAlearney; Benjamin Linas; Brenda Amuchi; Darcy A. Freedman; Dawn Goddard-Eckrich; Erin Gibson; Jeanie Hartman; Julie Bosak; Karsten Lunze; Latasha Jones; Mia Christopher; Pamela Salsberry; Rebecca Jackson; Sandi Back; Mari-Lynn Drainoni; Daniel M. Walker – Health Education & Behavior, 2024
Opioid overdose deaths are dramatically increasing in the United States and disproportionately affecting minority communities, with the increasing presence of fentanyl exacerbating this crisis. Developing community coalitions is a long-standing strategy used to address public health issues. However, there is a limited understanding of how…
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Narcotics, Social Differences, Public Health
Promoting Disposal of Left-Over Opioids after Surgery in Rural Communities: A Qualitative Description Study
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Huang, Lyen C.; Johnson, Jordan E.; Bleicher, Josh; Blumling, Allison N.; Savarise, Mark; Wetter, David W.; Cohan, Jessica N.; Harris, Alex A.S.; Kaphingst, Kimberly A. – Health Education & Behavior, 2023
Background: Patients rarely dispose of left-over opioids after surgery. Disposal serves as a primary prevention against misuse, overdose, and diversion. However, current interventions promoting disposal have mixed efficacy. Increasing disposal in rural communities could prevent or reduce the harms caused by prescription opioids. Aims: Identify…
Descriptors: Narcotics, Drug Therapy, Surgery, Rural Areas
Opioid Use Disorder Community Education Events: Rural Public Health Implications
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Condie, Alise Williams; Judd, Hailey; Yaugher, Ashley C. – Health Education & Behavior, 2023
The opioid overdose epidemic continues to disproportionately impact underserved rural areas throughout the nation, with many of these rural areas experiencing greater opioid-related mortality rates than their urban counterparts. With limited treatment infrastructure and resources, two rural communities in Southeast Utah utilized community-based…
Descriptors: Narcotics, Drug Abuse, Drug Education, Community Education
Increasing Uptake of Prescription Drug Take-Back Boxes: Eliciting Preferences and Applying the Theory of Planned Behavior to Predict Use
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Mary Nelson Robertson; Holli H. Seitz; Laura H. Downey; Alisha M. Hardman; Je'Kylynn S. Steen; David R. Buys – Health Education & Behavior, 2024
This study assesses adults' perceptions of and predictors of intention to use prescription drug take-back boxes. This mixed methods study utilized focus groups and an online survey to examine factors related to intention to use a prescription drug take-back box. This study was conducted in [State] during the spring and summer of 2018. Themes…
Descriptors: Drug Use, Drug Therapy, Pharmacy, Barriers
Correlates of Transactional Sex among Black Men and Women Who Misuse Opioids
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Shemeka Thorpe; Paige Orph̩; Gabriella Pitcher; Kendall McCleod; Natalie Malone; Danelle Stevens-Watkins РHealth Education & Behavior, 2024
The rise in opioid misuse coincides with increased sexually transmitted infection (STI) and HIV incidence. Transactional sex is an under-researched phenomenon among Black Americans who misuse opioids, and may increase their risk of STI or HIV transmission. Given the disproportionate impact of the opioid epidemic on Black Americans and the risks…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Drug Abuse, Narcotics, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Modeling the Impact of Simulated Educational Interventions on the Use and Abuse of Pharmaceutical Opioids in the United States: A Report on Initial Efforts
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Wakeland, Wayne; Nielsen, Alexandra; Schmidt, Teresa D.; McCarty, Dennis; Webster, Lynn R.; Fitzgerald, John; Haddox, J. David – Health Education & Behavior, 2013
Three educational interventions were simulated in a system dynamics model of the medical use, trafficking, and nonmedical use of pharmaceutical opioids. The study relied on secondary data obtained in the literature for the period of 1995 to 2008 as well as expert panel recommendations regarding model parameters and structure. The behavior of the…
Descriptors: Simulation, Interviews, Drug Abuse, Drug Use