Alex Elswick
Biographic Data
| ID | 5418252 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alex Elswick |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alex |
| FAMILY NAME | Elswick |
| SIGNATURE | ELSWICK A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Kentucky |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Integrity of Urine Drug Testing in the US Criminal Justice System
Many people enter addiction treatment through the criminal justice system, which has an important role in oversight, accountability, and adherence to addiction treatment. While urine drug tests (UDT) are valuable tools in addiction treatment, they are easily misinterpreted which can result in tragic legal and social consequences. Practical solutions are needed to enhance the integrity of UDT in the criminal justice system and to ensure that the t…
Championing reproductive and perinatal health with the recovery community
Peer recovery support services are instrumental in the promotion of long-term recovery primarily by focusing on building the recovery capital of people with substance use disorders. Women may have specific health-related needs that are not generally part of recovery support staff training. Our team co-created a model by training people with lived experience as coaches to promote the health of women with SUD during the critical period of their rep…
The co-creation and evaluation of a recovery community center bundled model to build recovery capital through the promotion of reproductive health and justice
People who can get pregnant who use drugs face disproportionate harms such as violence, exploitation and trauma and have unmet reproductive health needs as they have the greatest burden of unintended pregnancy (>75%). Recovery community centers (RCCs) provide recovery support services and are primarily staffed with people with lived experience using drugs. RCCs employ recovery coaches who are entrusted with helping participants improve their reco…
Enhancing Role Integrity for Peer Workers
Although informal peer support has been a central feature of recovery for people with substance use disorder (SUD), more recently there has been a stark increase in formal models of peer support. In the infancy of formalized peer support, researchers warned of potential threats to the integrity of the peer support role. Now, almost two decades into the rapid expansion of peer support, research has yet to evaluate the extent to which peer support …
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The co-creation and evaluation of a recovery community center bundled model to build recovery capital through the promotion of reproductive health and justice
People who can get pregnant who use drugs face disproportionate harms such as violence, exploitation and trauma and have unmet reproductive health needs as they have the greatest burden of unintended pregnancy (>75%). Recovery community centers (RCCs) provide recovery support services and are primarily staffed with people with lived experience using drugs. RCCs employ recovery coaches who are entrusted with helping participants improve their reco…
Enhancing Role Integrity for Peer Workers
Although informal peer support has been a central feature of recovery for people with substance use disorder (SUD), more recently there has been a stark increase in formal models of peer support. In the infancy of formalized peer support, researchers warned of potential threats to the integrity of the peer support role. Now, almost two decades into the rapid expansion of peer support, research has yet to evaluate the extent to which peer support …
Championing reproductive and perinatal health with the recovery community
Peer recovery support services are instrumental in the promotion of long-term recovery primarily by focusing on building the recovery capital of people with substance use disorders. Women may have specific health-related needs that are not generally part of recovery support staff training. Our team co-created a model by training people with lived experience as coaches to promote the health of women with SUD during the critical period of their rep…
Integrity of Urine Drug Testing in the US Criminal Justice System
Many people enter addiction treatment through the criminal justice system, which has an important role in oversight, accountability, and adherence to addiction treatment. While urine drug tests (UDT) are valuable tools in addiction treatment, they are easily misinterpreted which can result in tragic legal and social consequences. Practical solutions are needed to enhance the integrity of UDT in the criminal justice system and to ensure that the t…
Environmental health (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Champion (2 works) · Economic Justice (2 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (2 works) · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Population (2 works)