Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Illicit drug use
Alaska Facts and Figures: Drug Overdose-Related Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalizations, 2015
Describes the number and rate of drug overdose-related emergency department visits and hospitalizations for Alaskan residents in 2015 by gender, race, age group, and public health region.
Date: 01/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Alaska Division of Public Health
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Describes the number and rate of drug overdose-related emergency department visits and hospitalizations for Alaskan residents in 2015 by gender, race, age group, and public health region.
Date: 01/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Alaska Division of Public Health
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A Community Partnership to Respond to the Heroin and Opioid Abuse Epidemic
Discusses the community response to heroin and opioid abuse in rural Carlton County, Minnesota. Details the county's collaboration with the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and St. Louis County to form the Carlton County Drug Abuse Task Force.
Author(s): Laura C. Palombi, Joe Vargo, Laura Bennett, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 33(1), 110-113
Date: 01/2017
Type: Document
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Discusses the community response to heroin and opioid abuse in rural Carlton County, Minnesota. Details the county's collaboration with the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and St. Louis County to form the Carlton County Drug Abuse Task Force.
Author(s): Laura C. Palombi, Joe Vargo, Laura Bennett, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 33(1), 110-113
Date: 01/2017
Type: Document
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Alaska Opioid Policy Task Force: Final Recommendations
Provides recommendations supporting comprehensive public health prevention strategies to prevent and reduce opioid use, misuse, and abuse in rural and urban Alaska.
Date: 01/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Alaska Department of Health
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Provides recommendations supporting comprehensive public health prevention strategies to prevent and reduce opioid use, misuse, and abuse in rural and urban Alaska.
Date: 01/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Alaska Department of Health
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Vermont Hub-and-Spoke Model of Care For Opioid Use Disorder: Development, Implementation, and Impact
Discusses the development, application, and effectiveness of a hub-and-spoke system of care developed by addiction medicine physicians and public health officials to expand opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment due the continuous shortage of office-based opioid treatment (OBOT) providers in the rural state of Vermont.
Author(s): John R. Brooklyn, Stacey C. Sigmon
Citation: Journal of Addiction Medicine, 11(4), 286-292
Date: 2017
Type: Document
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Discusses the development, application, and effectiveness of a hub-and-spoke system of care developed by addiction medicine physicians and public health officials to expand opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment due the continuous shortage of office-based opioid treatment (OBOT) providers in the rural state of Vermont.
Author(s): John R. Brooklyn, Stacey C. Sigmon
Citation: Journal of Addiction Medicine, 11(4), 286-292
Date: 2017
Type: Document
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Stem the Tide: Addressing the Opioid Epidemic
Presents a report on various methods hospitals and health systems can use to address the opioid epidemic. Discusses non-opioid pain management, prescribing practices, and treatment for substance use disorders (SUDs), among other topics. Highlights several rural programs and examples throughout.
Date: 2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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Presents a report on various methods hospitals and health systems can use to address the opioid epidemic. Discusses non-opioid pain management, prescribing practices, and treatment for substance use disorders (SUDs), among other topics. Highlights several rural programs and examples throughout.
Date: 2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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Medication-Assisted Treatment Models of Care for Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care Settings
Report details 12 promising medication-assisted treatment (MAT) models for treatment of opioid use disorder in a primary care setting. Discusses rural issues in several models.
Date: 12/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Report details 12 promising medication-assisted treatment (MAT) models for treatment of opioid use disorder in a primary care setting. Discusses rural issues in several models.
Date: 12/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Opioid Overdose Experience, Risk Behaviors, and Knowledge in Drug Users from a Rural Versus an Urban Setting
Highlights a study on the overdose knowledge of opioid users from both rural and urban areas. Details participants' experience with overdosing and their responses to the Brief Opioid Overdose Knowledge (BOOK) questionnaire.
Author(s): Kelly E. Dunn, Frederick S. Barrett, Claudia Yepez-Laubach, et al.
Citation: Journal of Substance Abuse and Treatment, 71, 1-7
Date: 12/2016
Type: Document
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Highlights a study on the overdose knowledge of opioid users from both rural and urban areas. Details participants' experience with overdosing and their responses to the Brief Opioid Overdose Knowledge (BOOK) questionnaire.
Author(s): Kelly E. Dunn, Frederick S. Barrett, Claudia Yepez-Laubach, et al.
Citation: Journal of Substance Abuse and Treatment, 71, 1-7
Date: 12/2016
Type: Document
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Vital Signs: Trends in HIV Diagnoses, Risk Behaviors, and Prevention Among Persons Who Inject Drugs — United States
Reports on trends in HIV diagnoses among people who inject drugs. Figure 1 shows data for urban and rural White, African American, and Hispanic people from 2008-2014.
Author(s): Cyprian Wejnert, Kristen L. Hess, H. Irene Hall, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 65(47), 1336-1342
Date: 12/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Reports on trends in HIV diagnoses among people who inject drugs. Figure 1 shows data for urban and rural White, African American, and Hispanic people from 2008-2014.
Author(s): Cyprian Wejnert, Kristen L. Hess, H. Irene Hall, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 65(47), 1336-1342
Date: 12/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Accuracy of Name and Age Data Provided about Network Members in a Social Network Study of People Who Use Drugs: Implications for Constructing Sociometric Networks
Presents as study on the accuracy of risk network reporting from drug users in rural Appalachia. Breaks down risk networks by participants' relationship to network members.
Author(s): April M. Young, Abby E. Rudolph, Amanda E. Su, et al.
Citation: Annals of Epidemiology, 26(11), 802-809
Date: 11/2016
Type: Document
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Presents as study on the accuracy of risk network reporting from drug users in rural Appalachia. Breaks down risk networks by participants' relationship to network members.
Author(s): April M. Young, Abby E. Rudolph, Amanda E. Su, et al.
Citation: Annals of Epidemiology, 26(11), 802-809
Date: 11/2016
Type: Document
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County-level Vulnerability Assessment for Rapid Dissemination of HIV or HCV Infections among Persons Who Inject Drugs, United States
Explores a study on the prevalence of HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) due to illicit injection drug use in rural areas. Identifies counties across the U.S. that are potentially vulnerable to HIV/HCV infections among people who inject drugs.
Author(s): Michelle M Van Handel, Charles E Rose, Elaine J Hallisey, et al.
Citation: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 73(3), 323-331
Date: 11/2016
Type: Document
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Explores a study on the prevalence of HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) due to illicit injection drug use in rural areas. Identifies counties across the U.S. that are potentially vulnerable to HIV/HCV infections among people who inject drugs.
Author(s): Michelle M Van Handel, Charles E Rose, Elaine J Hallisey, et al.
Citation: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 73(3), 323-331
Date: 11/2016
Type: Document
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