Opioid Use Disorder Community Education Events
Rural Public Health Implications
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21650806 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alise Williams Condie (Utah State University Extension, HEART Initiative, Logan, UT, USA), Hailey Judd (Utah State University Extension, HEART Initiative, Logan, UT, USA), Ashley C Yaugher (0000-0001-6332-7922, Utah State University Extension, HEART Initiative, Logan, UT, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 728-737 |
| Publication date | 2023-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Education & Behavior (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1090-1981 • E-ISSN: 1552-6127 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/10901981221135506 |
| PMID | 36382806 |
| OpenAlex | W4309163164 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 43 |
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 participatory research collaboration principles to develop, implement, and evaluate a series of evidence-based community opioid education events. This practical and quantitative study surveying 123 participants describes the collaborative efforts of two rural communities in addressing the devastating impacts of the opioid overdose epidemic and reflects on the success of the events via descriptive analysis of summary data. These events increased participants’ reported perceptions of and knowledge in four main education areas: stigma reduction, prevention and treatment awareness, naloxone education and use, and resource location awareness. Post-event surveys further supported these results, revealing improved learning in each of these four areas, indicating increased knowledge toward opioid use disorder treatments and stigma reduction. In addition, participants identified key takeaways such as local resource awareness and dismantling stigma as effective strategies to reduce the negative effects of the opioid overdose epidemic. This model for rural community education supports previous research and serves as an effective strategy of public health practice to address the opioid overdose epidemic on a local level
Environmental health · Harm reduction · Opioid · Opioid overdose · Opioid use disorder · Participatory action research · Poison control · Public health · Rural area · Sociology · Health Policy Implementation Science · Medicine · Nursing · Opioid Use Disorder Treatment · Psychology · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
Community-based Participatory Research
Community-based participatory research and integrated knowledge translation
A Systematic Review of Community Opioid Overdose Prevention and Naloxone Distribution Programs
Participatory research maximises community and lay involvement
The effectiveness of interventions for reducing stigma related to substance use disorders
Drug and Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths — United States, 2013–2017
Trends in US Emergency Department Visits for Mental Health, Overdose, and Violence Outcomes Before and During the Covid-19 Pandemic
A Public Health Strategy for the Opioid Crisis
The Value and Challenges of Participatory Research
Implementing harm reduction in non-urban communities affected by opioids and polysubstance use
A Community Partnership to Respond to the Heroin and Opioid Abuse Epidemic
Examining Rural/Urban Differences in Prescription Opioid Misuse Among US Adolescents
Assessing Differences in the Availability of Opioid Addiction Therapy Options
Urban vs. rural differences in prescription opioid misuse among adults in the United States
Understanding community-based participatory research through a social movement framework
Opioid-related mortality in rural America
Youths As Partners in a Community Participatory Project for Substance Use Prevention
Processes and Outcomes of a Community-Based Participatory Research-Driven Health Needs Assessment
Supporting Vulnerable Youths Through Community Collaboration
Long-Term Effects of the Communities That Care Trial on Substance Use, Antisocial Behavior, and Violence Through Age 21 Years
Community Coalitions as a System
Evaluation of the Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution Program of the Baltimore Student Harm Reduction Coalition
Understanding the Rural–Urban Differences in Nonmedical Prescription Opioid Use and Abuse in the United States
Stigmatize the use, not the user? Attitudes on opioid use, drug injection, treatment, and overdose prevention in rural communities
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |