Janet K Otachi

Dados Biográficos

ID6213641
NOMEJanet K Otachi
PRENOMESJanet K
SOBRENOMEOtachi
ASSINATURAOTACHI J K
AFILIAÇÕESTennessee State University
ORCID0000-0002-6403-6227
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS10
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES1
TOTAL COMO AUTOR10
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2020
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2026
ÍNDICE H1

  • Community place attachment as a significant correlate of motivation to change substance use behavior among adults who inject drugs in rural U.S

    Open AccessJanet K Otachi, Shawndaya Thrasher et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2026

    Introduction: While motivation is critical for substance use disorder (SUD) recovery, many individuals fail to engage in treatment. The need to belong is a fundamental human motivation, yet the role of community place attachment (CPA) as a social asset in fostering motivation to change substance use behaviors (MCSUB) among people who inject drugs (PWID) is understudied. This paper examines the effect of CPA on PWIDs' MCSUB. Methodology: Cross-sec…

  • Perceived Social Isolation and Fentanyl Use Among Adults Who Inject Drugs in Rural Kentucky

    Janet K Otachi, Shawndaya Thrasher et al.ARTICLESocial Work in Public Health2025

    Despite evidence linking perceived social isolation (PSI) with substance use disorders (SUDs), limited research has examined its effect on fentanyl use among people who inject drugs (PWID). Cross-sectional data of 350 PWID in Appalachian Kentucky were utilized to examine the association between PSI and lifetime fentanyl use. Study findings highlighted a significant association between PSI and lifetime fentanyl use. Additionally, PWID with higher …

  • Does Racial/Ethnic Identity Influence the Association Between Middle Childhood Bullying Victimization and Adolescent Risk Behaviors

    Shawndaya Thrasher, James P Canfield et al.ARTICLEDeviant Behavior2025Referências: 131

  • Early vs. Later Experiences of Violence and Polysubstance Use Among Adults Who Inject Drugs

    Shawndaya Thrasher, Janet K Otachi et al.ARTICLESubstance Use & Misuse2024

    BACKGROUND: People who inject drugs (PWID) experience high rates of violence, especially in early childhood, increasing their likelihood of engaging in risky substance use behavior in adulthood. Additionally, complex trauma has been reported among PWID due to witnessing and experiencing an overdose, further highlighting the need to examine the role of multiple experiences of trauma on their vulnerability to substance misuse. METHODS: Our study of…

  • Enhancing Provider Delivery of Tobacco Treatment Within the Inpatient Psychiatric Setting

    Janet K Otachi, Melanie D Otis et al.ARTICLESocial Work in Public Health2023

    People with mental illnesses (MI) smoke at higher rates than the general population. However, few mental health providers (MHPs) deliver tobacco treatment to patients with MI especially within inpatient psychiatric settings. According to evidence, fewer than half of MHPs in the US mental and behavioral health settings provide the recommended evidence-based tobacco treatment interventions to their clients with MI. This paper uses the theory of pla…

  • Violence exposure, mental distress, substance use behaviors, and overdose experiences among people who inject drugs

    Janet K Otachi, Shawndaya Thrasher et al.ARTICLEJournal of Social Work Practice…2023

    Rates of exposure to traumatic events are up to two times higher among people with substance use disorders (SUDs) compared to the US general population. Overdoses (OD) and overdose fatalities have continued to increase nationally and in Kentucky and are associated with elevated trauma symptoms. This paper examines the impacts of witnessing and experiencing OD among people who inject drugs (PWID) in Kentucky. Data were derived from a NIDA-funded s…

  • Evaluating Simulation-Based Tobacco Treatment Scenarios for Providers Delivering Treatment for People Living With Mental Illnesses

    Open AccessChizimuzo T C Okoli, Janet K Otachi et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2022

    These findings suggest that the use of brief animated scenarios may be a useful modality to enhance MHPs knowledge acquisition and treatment delivery intentions. Such approaches may be integrated into tobacco treatment trainings for MHPs

  • Examining Factors Associated with Non-Fatal Overdose among People Who Inject Drugs in Rural Appalachia

    Janet K Otachi, Nikita Vundi et al.ARTICLESubstance Use & Misuse2020

    Background Overdose (OD) deaths have continued to rise in the United States posing a critical public health challenge. Various factors have been associated with increased likelihood of OD, including history of injection drug use. Purpose: This study examined multi-level factors associated with non-fatal OD among current people who inject drugs (PWID) in Appalachian Kentucky. Methods: This cross-sectional study utilized data from 324 PWID recruite…

  • Motivation to Change and Treatment Participation Among Syringe Service Program Utilizers in Rural Kentucky

    Open AccessHilary L Surratt, Janet K Otachi et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Rural Health2020

    PURPOSE: Kentucky experiences a disproportionate burden of substance use disorder (SUD), particularly in rural areas of the state. Multiple factors increase vulnerability to SUD and limit access to services in rural communities. However, the recent implementation and expansion of syringe service programs (SSPs) in rural Kentucky may provide a leverage point to reach at-risk people who inject drugs (PWID). METHODS: Data were collected as part of a…

  • Syringe Service Program Use Among People Who Inject Drugs in Appalachian Kentucky

    Hilary L Surratt, Amy M Cowley et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2020Citada por: 1Referências: 5

    Syringe Service Program Use Among People Who Inject Drugs in Appalachian Kentucky Hilary L. Surratt PhD, Amy M. Cowley MA, Jennifer Gulley BSN, RN, A. Scott Lockard MSW, Janet Otachi MA, Rebecca Rains MSW, and Timothy R. Williams MS Affiliation Hilary L. Surratt, Amy M. Cowley, and Janet Otachi are with the Center for Health Services Research, University of Kentucky, Lexington. Jennifer Gulley is with the Clark County Health Department & Home Hea…