Transitions from First Drug Use to Illicit Opioid and Injection Drug Use in a Multisite Rural U.S. Cohort of People Who Use Drugs

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Presents a study aiming to understand the transition from initial drug use to non-prescription opioid use and injection drug use among rural people who use non-prescription opioids. Bases finding on structured interviews of rural drug users in ten states describing their "first use" event and the transition to illicit opioid use.

Rob J. Fredericksen, Adams Sibley, Kathryn E. Lancaster, et al.

Harm Reduction Journal, 23, 111

06/2026

Behavioral health · Illicit drug use · Injuries · Prescription drug misuse