Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Substance use and misuse
Addiction and Substance Misuse Reports and Publications
Provides data on prevalence of substance use, and opioid misuse, use disorders, overdoses, and related topics. Includes discussion of prevention programs and screening.
Date: 09/2018
Sponsoring organizations: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Provides data on prevalence of substance use, and opioid misuse, use disorders, overdoses, and related topics. Includes discussion of prevention programs and screening.
Date: 09/2018
Sponsoring organizations: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Implementing an Integrated Medication-Assisted Treatment Program at Community Health Centers: Lessons from a Pilot Project in California
Evaluates the implementation phase of a pilot project to treat patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) at Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in California, including rural FQHCs. Highlights interventions focused on medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and integrating substance use and mental healthcare in a primary care setting.
Author(s): Jane Wishner, Lisa Clemans-Cope, Jeremy Marks, Marni Epstein
Date: 09/2018
Sponsoring organization: Urban Institute
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Evaluates the implementation phase of a pilot project to treat patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) at Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in California, including rural FQHCs. Highlights interventions focused on medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and integrating substance use and mental healthcare in a primary care setting.
Author(s): Jane Wishner, Lisa Clemans-Cope, Jeremy Marks, Marni Epstein
Date: 09/2018
Sponsoring organization: Urban Institute
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Results from the 2017 National Survey on Drug Use And Health: Detailed Tables
Provides data on use of illicit drugs, alcohol, and tobacco, trends in substance use disorder and mental health, and access to treatment for youth 12-17 and adults. Features statistics for a variety of demographic and geographic characteristics.
Date: 09/2018
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Provides data on use of illicit drugs, alcohol, and tobacco, trends in substance use disorder and mental health, and access to treatment for youth 12-17 and adults. Features statistics for a variety of demographic and geographic characteristics.
Date: 09/2018
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and Maternal Access to Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in California Counties
Presents a study on maternal access to opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment in California. Discusses the role of Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) in treating neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) and highlights some of the barriers rural pregnant women with OUD must overcome to receive treatment.
Author(s): Anuj Gangopadhyaya, Lisa Clemans-Cope, Marni Epstein
Date: 09/2018
Sponsoring organization: Urban Institute
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Presents a study on maternal access to opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment in California. Discusses the role of Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) in treating neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) and highlights some of the barriers rural pregnant women with OUD must overcome to receive treatment.
Author(s): Anuj Gangopadhyaya, Lisa Clemans-Cope, Marni Epstein
Date: 09/2018
Sponsoring organization: Urban Institute
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Rural Health Opioid Program Funds Care Coordination Efforts for Recovery
Highlights programs funded by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy that provide opioid treatment and recovery care coordination. An Ohio program uses care coordination in an existing syringe exchange program and county family drug court, a Kentucky program focuses on helping prisoners, and a Montana program reaches new and expectant mothers.
Author(s): Jenn Lukens
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 09/2018
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Highlights programs funded by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy that provide opioid treatment and recovery care coordination. An Ohio program uses care coordination in an existing syringe exchange program and county family drug court, a Kentucky program focuses on helping prisoners, and a Montana program reaches new and expectant mothers.
Author(s): Jenn Lukens
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 09/2018
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Trajectory Classes of Cannabis Use and Heavy Drinking among Rural African American Adolescents: Multilevel Predictors of Class Membership
Presents a study on cannabis and alcohol use among African American youth in rural Georgia. Features data assessments over nine years beginning when the participants are 16 and ending when they are 25 and looks a perceived stress and other psychological risk factors.
Author(s): Allen W. Barton, Gene. H. Brody, Tamika C. B. Zapolski, et al.
Citation: Addiction, 113(8), 1439-1449
Date: 08/2018
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Presents a study on cannabis and alcohol use among African American youth in rural Georgia. Features data assessments over nine years beginning when the participants are 16 and ending when they are 25 and looks a perceived stress and other psychological risk factors.
Author(s): Allen W. Barton, Gene. H. Brody, Tamika C. B. Zapolski, et al.
Citation: Addiction, 113(8), 1439-1449
Date: 08/2018
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Policy Landscape for Community Health Center Integration of Behavioral Health & SUD/OUD Services
Presents the findings from an analysis of community health centers (CHCs) in fourteen states to evaluate the services they offer, and recognize the barriers preventing CHCs from implementing, developing, and sustaining the integration of behavioral health and substance abuse disorder services.
Author(s): Kima Taylor
Date: 08/2018
Sponsoring organization: National Association of Community Health Centers
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Presents the findings from an analysis of community health centers (CHCs) in fourteen states to evaluate the services they offer, and recognize the barriers preventing CHCs from implementing, developing, and sustaining the integration of behavioral health and substance abuse disorder services.
Author(s): Kima Taylor
Date: 08/2018
Sponsoring organization: National Association of Community Health Centers
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Changes in Insurance Coverage and Source of Health Care among High-risk Rural Female Offenders Following the Affordable Care Act
Highlights a study on healthcare coverage for formerly incarcerated rural women who use drugs. Compares pre- and post-Affordable Care Act (ACA) rates and considers the role of insurance coverage in healthcare utilization.
Author(s): Megan F. Dickson, Michele Staton, Martha Tillson, et al.
Citation: Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 29(3), 843-863
Date: 08/2018
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Highlights a study on healthcare coverage for formerly incarcerated rural women who use drugs. Compares pre- and post-Affordable Care Act (ACA) rates and considers the role of insurance coverage in healthcare utilization.
Author(s): Megan F. Dickson, Michele Staton, Martha Tillson, et al.
Citation: Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 29(3), 843-863
Date: 08/2018
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Implementing Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder in Rural Settings: A Focus on HIV and Hepatitis C Prevention and Treatment
Provides an overview of the epidemiology of opioid use disorder (OUD) with a focus on HIV and Hepatitis C transmission in the rural U.S. and particularly in rural Indiana. Identifies evidence-based treatments for OUD and their effectiveness in reducing other health issues associated with OUD. Discusses barriers to care and policy and research issues for increasing access to treatment of OUD in rural areas.
Author(s): Jennifer R. Havens, Sharon L. Walsh, P. Todd Korthuis, David A. Fiellin
Citation: Current HIV/AIDS Reports,15(4), 315–323
Date: 08/2018
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Provides an overview of the epidemiology of opioid use disorder (OUD) with a focus on HIV and Hepatitis C transmission in the rural U.S. and particularly in rural Indiana. Identifies evidence-based treatments for OUD and their effectiveness in reducing other health issues associated with OUD. Discusses barriers to care and policy and research issues for increasing access to treatment of OUD in rural areas.
Author(s): Jennifer R. Havens, Sharon L. Walsh, P. Todd Korthuis, David A. Fiellin
Citation: Current HIV/AIDS Reports,15(4), 315–323
Date: 08/2018
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Prevention of Underage Drinking on California Indian Reservations Using Individual- and Community-Level Approaches
Reports on a study evaluating the long term effects of combined individual-level and community-level interventions to reduce the consumption of alcohol by tribal youth living in 9 rural California reservations. The overall impact of combining interventions was assessed using anonymous data from the California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS). Comparisons of consumption were made between tribal youth in the intervention area and tribal youth outside the intervention area.
Author(s): Roland S. Moore, David A. Gilder, Joel W. Grube, Juliet P. Lee, Jennifer A. Geisler, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 108(8), 1035-1041
Date: 08/2018
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Reports on a study evaluating the long term effects of combined individual-level and community-level interventions to reduce the consumption of alcohol by tribal youth living in 9 rural California reservations. The overall impact of combining interventions was assessed using anonymous data from the California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS). Comparisons of consumption were made between tribal youth in the intervention area and tribal youth outside the intervention area.
Author(s): Roland S. Moore, David A. Gilder, Joel W. Grube, Juliet P. Lee, Jennifer A. Geisler, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 108(8), 1035-1041
Date: 08/2018
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