Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Substance use and misuse
Xylazine Awareness and Attitudes among People Who Use Drugs in Ohio, 2023–2024
Examines awareness and perceptions across rural and urban counties in Ohio of the drug xylazine, a non-opioid tranquilizer unsafe for human consumption. Utilizes 2023-2024 survey data from 630 people recruited at naloxone distribution sites to analyze awareness of xylazine by participant demographics, drug use, and rural versus urban location.
Author(s): Nichole L. Michaels, Saroj Bista, Ashley Short Mejia, Hannah Hays, Gary A. Smith
Citation: Harm Reduction Journal, 21,182
Date: 10/2024
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Examines awareness and perceptions across rural and urban counties in Ohio of the drug xylazine, a non-opioid tranquilizer unsafe for human consumption. Utilizes 2023-2024 survey data from 630 people recruited at naloxone distribution sites to analyze awareness of xylazine by participant demographics, drug use, and rural versus urban location.
Author(s): Nichole L. Michaels, Saroj Bista, Ashley Short Mejia, Hannah Hays, Gary A. Smith
Citation: Harm Reduction Journal, 21,182
Date: 10/2024
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Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Maternal Health Chartbook 2010–2019
Analyzes data from the National Inpatient Sample from between 2010 and 2019 to highlight trends in maternal health related to diabetes, hypertension, mental health disorders, substance use disorders, and severe maternal morbidity. Includes data by expected payer, patient characteristics, and geography. Includes large metropolitan, medium/small metropolitan, and nonmetropolitan comparisons throughout.
Author(s): Lawrence Reid, Kimberly Marin, Jessica Monnet
Date: 10/2024
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Analyzes data from the National Inpatient Sample from between 2010 and 2019 to highlight trends in maternal health related to diabetes, hypertension, mental health disorders, substance use disorders, and severe maternal morbidity. Includes data by expected payer, patient characteristics, and geography. Includes large metropolitan, medium/small metropolitan, and nonmetropolitan comparisons throughout.
Author(s): Lawrence Reid, Kimberly Marin, Jessica Monnet
Date: 10/2024
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Examining Use of Telehealth in Jails: Linking Women to Community OUD Services
Evaluates the Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network's (JCOIN) use of telehealth for opioid use disorder (OUD) assessment and linkage to medications to treat opioid use disorder (MOUD) services at community re-entry for 600 women incarcerated in Kentucky jails. Examines participants' access to treatment, participants' and providers' perceptions of telehealth, and other aspects of program implementation. Discusses barriers to care in a predominantly rural population.
Author(s): Michele Staton, Mary Levi, Erin Winston, et al.
Citation: BMC Women's Health, 24, 549
Date: 10/2024
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Evaluates the Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network's (JCOIN) use of telehealth for opioid use disorder (OUD) assessment and linkage to medications to treat opioid use disorder (MOUD) services at community re-entry for 600 women incarcerated in Kentucky jails. Examines participants' access to treatment, participants' and providers' perceptions of telehealth, and other aspects of program implementation. Discusses barriers to care in a predominantly rural population.
Author(s): Michele Staton, Mary Levi, Erin Winston, et al.
Citation: BMC Women's Health, 24, 549
Date: 10/2024
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2023 Report to Congress on the State Opioid Response Grants (SOR)
Report details the outcomes of state opioid response (SOR) grants to Congress. Highlights demographic breakdown of people served by SOR programs and discusses key accomplishments by state/territory. Includes rural references throughout.
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Report details the outcomes of state opioid response (SOR) grants to Congress. Highlights demographic breakdown of people served by SOR programs and discusses key accomplishments by state/territory. Includes rural references throughout.
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services Meeting Summary, Santa Fe and Las Vegas, New Mexico, September 4-6, 2024
Summarizes the 95th meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services (NACRHHS), which was held in Santa Fe and Las Vegas, New Mexico. Presents an overview of national, state, and community perspectives on the rural opioid and substance use crisis.
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Summarizes the 95th meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services (NACRHHS), which was held in Santa Fe and Las Vegas, New Mexico. Presents an overview of national, state, and community perspectives on the rural opioid and substance use crisis.
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Medication-Based Treatment Among Rural, Primary Care Patients Diagnosed With Opioid Use Disorder and Alcohol Use Disorder
Explores prescribing rates of medications for opioid and alcohol use disorders (MOUD and MAUD) in primary care settings in rural and urban areas. Discusses the use of medications for treating OUD and AUD and looks for differences in utilization by rural and urban providers. Breaks down data by patient age, sex, and medication type, among other measures.
Author(s): Emily Kan, Laura-Mae Baldwin, Larissa J. Mooney, et al.
Citation: Journal of Substance Use & Addiction Treatment, 164, 20933
Date: 09/2024
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Explores prescribing rates of medications for opioid and alcohol use disorders (MOUD and MAUD) in primary care settings in rural and urban areas. Discusses the use of medications for treating OUD and AUD and looks for differences in utilization by rural and urban providers. Breaks down data by patient age, sex, and medication type, among other measures.
Author(s): Emily Kan, Laura-Mae Baldwin, Larissa J. Mooney, et al.
Citation: Journal of Substance Use & Addiction Treatment, 164, 20933
Date: 09/2024
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Rural Reticence to Inform Physicians of Cannabis Use
Examines stigma in the healthcare system related to cannabis use and how this impacts reporting of use to providers in rural areas. Utilizes survey data from 1,045 adult Pennsylvanians and includes rural versus urban data breakdowns according to cannabidiol (CBD) use, marijuana use, and choice to inform provider about use.
Author(s): Daniel J. Mallinson, Timothy J. Servinsky
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 41(2)
Date: 09/2024
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Examines stigma in the healthcare system related to cannabis use and how this impacts reporting of use to providers in rural areas. Utilizes survey data from 1,045 adult Pennsylvanians and includes rural versus urban data breakdowns according to cannabidiol (CBD) use, marijuana use, and choice to inform provider about use.
Author(s): Daniel J. Mallinson, Timothy J. Servinsky
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 41(2)
Date: 09/2024
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North Carolina Health Disparities Analysis Report, 2024
Reports on health disparities in North Carolina, identifies priority populations, and provides strategies to improve health equity. Discusses rural needs and provides rural-urban data comparisons on select topics including social drivers of health, access to care, health workforce, chronic and infectious disease, mental health, substance use, suicide, violence, and injury.
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
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Reports on health disparities in North Carolina, identifies priority populations, and provides strategies to improve health equity. Discusses rural needs and provides rural-urban data comparisons on select topics including social drivers of health, access to care, health workforce, chronic and infectious disease, mental health, substance use, suicide, violence, and injury.
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
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Lessons for Future Pandemics: Temporal Evolution and Rural-Urban Variations in the Impacts of the COVID-19 on Opioid Use Treatment
Presents a study highlighting the lessons learned from opioid use treatment programs operating during the COVID-19 pandemic. Explores the impact of the pandemic on treatment services. Discusses the use of telehealth for both counseling and medication prescribing, as well as the challenges faced by patients trying to obtain treatment during the pandemic.
Author(s): Zhongyang He, Jonathan M. Heess, Travis Young, Zhen Lei
Citation: PLoS ONE, 19(9), e0310386
Date: 09/2024
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Presents a study highlighting the lessons learned from opioid use treatment programs operating during the COVID-19 pandemic. Explores the impact of the pandemic on treatment services. Discusses the use of telehealth for both counseling and medication prescribing, as well as the challenges faced by patients trying to obtain treatment during the pandemic.
Author(s): Zhongyang He, Jonathan M. Heess, Travis Young, Zhen Lei
Citation: PLoS ONE, 19(9), e0310386
Date: 09/2024
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Co-Morbid Substance Use and Mental Health Issues in New Mexico, 2024
Reports on comorbid substance use, poor mental health, and mental health emergencies in New Mexico. Provides regional and county-level data on youth and adult substance use and mental distress, self-injury, depression, suicidal behavior or thoughts, and other mental health conditions.
Author(s): Dylan Pell, Annaliese Mayette, Dan Green
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: New Mexico Department of Health
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Reports on comorbid substance use, poor mental health, and mental health emergencies in New Mexico. Provides regional and county-level data on youth and adult substance use and mental distress, self-injury, depression, suicidal behavior or thoughts, and other mental health conditions.
Author(s): Dylan Pell, Annaliese Mayette, Dan Green
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: New Mexico Department of Health
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