Quit Ditching the Love

Kinship and Death from Opioid Overdose in Philadelphia

Datos Bibliográficos

ID5949048
AutoresBeth A Uzwiak (0000-0002-3461-9544, Story Collaborative)
Año2022
Volumen25
Número1
Páginas4-25
Fecha de publicación2022-03-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal for the Anthropology of North America (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2475-5389 • E-ISSN: 2475-5389
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/nad.12148
OpenAlexW3213174253
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas70

In 2017, 1,074 persons died from opioid overdose in Philadelphia; more than 78% of those happened in a private residence. Despite constituting the majority of opioid-related deaths in the city, little is known about people who use opioids, overdose, and die while at home. To learn more about this "hidden" population of drug users, researchers conducted exploratory, in-depth qualitative interviews with their next of kin. Collected in the context of death, I discuss data from the interviews to consider howand ifrepresenting pain contributes to interventions aimed at reducing structural vulnerability to drug overdose. I suggest that documenting and taking seriously next of kin's experiences with death and the threat of death can substantiate the need for harm reduction programs and policy, corroborating the utility of qualitative approaches to applied health research

HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · Opioid Use Disorder Treatment · Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects