The Stories behind the Struggle: A Closer Look at First Experiences with Opioid Misuse

Author(s)/Creator(s)

Khary Rigg, University of South FloridaFollow
Shannon M. Monnat, Syracuse UniversityFollow
Kate McLean, Penn StateFollow
Ashton VerderyFollow
Glenn SternerFollow

Description/Abstract

Opioid use disorders and overdoses from prescription opioids, heroin, and fentanyl have become a national public health crisis. Improving our knowledge about how people first come to misuse opioids can help to inform prevention and treatment interventions. This research brief dives into the stories behind opioid use initiation and provides intervention strategies.

Document Type

Research Brief

Keywords

Opioid Misuse, Public Health, Drug Use, Substance Use Disorder

Disciplines

Public Health | Social and Behavioral Sciences | Sociology

Date

5-14-2019

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Access all Lerner Center research briefs here.

Language

English

Acknowledgements

This study was funded by the Social Science Research Institute and by the Justice Center for Research at Penn State University (PI: Ashton Verdery).

Funder(s)

e Social Science Research Institute and by the Justice Center for Research at Penn State University

Recommended Citation

Rigg, Khary; Monnat, Shannon M.; McLean, Kate; Verdery, Ashton; and Sterner, Glenn, "The Stories behind the Struggle: A Closer Look at First Experiences with Opioid Misuse" (2019). Population Health Research Brief Series. 148.
https://surface.syr.edu/lerner/148

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