A5030154106- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Psychedelics and Drug Studies
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
The Ohio State University
2020-2021
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
2021
Montefiore Medical Center
2021
NYU Langone Health
2021
The aim of this article is to address how conceptualizations addiction shape the lived experiences people who use drugs (PWUDs) during current opioid epidemic. Using a discourse analytic approach, we examine interview transcripts from 27 PWUDs in rural Appalachian Ohio. We investigate ways which participants talk about their substance use, what these linguistic choices reveal conceptions self and other PWUDs, participants’ discursive caches might be constrained by or defined within broader...
Background: Ohio's opioid epidemic continues to progress, severely affecting its rural Appalachian counties-areas marked by high mortality rates, widespread economic challenges, and a history of extreme overprescribing. Substance use may be particularly prevalent in the region due interactions between community interpersonal trauma. Purpose/Objectives: We conducted qualitative interviews explore local context contributing role Methods: Two interviewers in-depth (n = 34) with stakeholders...