Pub Date : 2023-10-11DOI: 10.1177/00220426231204841
Morica Hutchison, Beth S. Russell, Abigail Leander, Nathaniel Rickles, Derek Aguiar, Xiaomei S. Cong, Ofer Harel, Adrian V. Hernandez
Adherence to and retention in Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders (MOUD) persist. We systematically reviewed trends of USA MOUD adherence, retention, and barriers from 2011–2021. Primary outcomes were adherence to and retention in MOUD, abstinence, adverse events, and treatment barriers. Effects of inverse variance random meta-analyses were examined using proportions and 95% CIs. 28 studies (102,318 patients), 78.1% male. Adherence was 56% across all studies, highest for methadone (73%). Retention by study design was heterogeneous: case series (57%), cohorts (47%), and RCTs (70%). The most common barriers were younger age, comorbid diagnoses, daily attendance, no insurance, and transportation. Abstinence was 72%, and adverse events was 5%. There was high heterogeneity in MOUD across drug types and study designs. Our findings extend the knowledge base of MOUD treatment to describe barriers that underpin the focus on retention in care above adherence given its focus to harm reduction principles.
{"title":"Trends and Barriers of Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis","authors":"Morica Hutchison, Beth S. Russell, Abigail Leander, Nathaniel Rickles, Derek Aguiar, Xiaomei S. Cong, Ofer Harel, Adrian V. Hernandez","doi":"10.1177/00220426231204841","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00220426231204841","url":null,"abstract":"Adherence to and retention in Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders (MOUD) persist. We systematically reviewed trends of USA MOUD adherence, retention, and barriers from 2011–2021. Primary outcomes were adherence to and retention in MOUD, abstinence, adverse events, and treatment barriers. Effects of inverse variance random meta-analyses were examined using proportions and 95% CIs. 28 studies (102,318 patients), 78.1% male. Adherence was 56% across all studies, highest for methadone (73%). Retention by study design was heterogeneous: case series (57%), cohorts (47%), and RCTs (70%). The most common barriers were younger age, comorbid diagnoses, daily attendance, no insurance, and transportation. Abstinence was 72%, and adverse events was 5%. There was high heterogeneity in MOUD across drug types and study designs. Our findings extend the knowledge base of MOUD treatment to describe barriers that underpin the focus on retention in care above adherence given its focus to harm reduction principles.","PeriodicalId":15626,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Drug Issues","volume":"83 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136057477","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-10-10DOI: 10.1177/00220426231205523
Sophia De Seranno, Charlotte Colman
Organised crime groups prefer existing ties, such as family and friendship, to maximise trust. However, they might also win from a certain degree of heterogeneity. External individuals might add value in the form of skills, expertise or money. Accordingly, including suitable co-offenders is an important activity for the organised crime group. This article studies the entry mechanisms of individuals into the synthetic drugs market in Belgium, namely by gaining insight into the factors and mechanisms introducing people into this market. Interviews with 29 inmates detained for their involvement in the production and/or trafficking of synthetic drugs in Belgium revealed that: (1) poly drug supply markets exist in Belgium; (2) financial reasons to enter the market are common; and (3) there are six different entry mechanisms, in which trust is crucial, namely criminal family ties, criminal friends, drug use, earlier time in prison, outlaw motorcycle gang membership, and criminal professional ties.
{"title":"Entry Mechanisms into the Belgian Synthetic Drugs Market","authors":"Sophia De Seranno, Charlotte Colman","doi":"10.1177/00220426231205523","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00220426231205523","url":null,"abstract":"Organised crime groups prefer existing ties, such as family and friendship, to maximise trust. However, they might also win from a certain degree of heterogeneity. External individuals might add value in the form of skills, expertise or money. Accordingly, including suitable co-offenders is an important activity for the organised crime group. This article studies the entry mechanisms of individuals into the synthetic drugs market in Belgium, namely by gaining insight into the factors and mechanisms introducing people into this market. Interviews with 29 inmates detained for their involvement in the production and/or trafficking of synthetic drugs in Belgium revealed that: (1) poly drug supply markets exist in Belgium; (2) financial reasons to enter the market are common; and (3) there are six different entry mechanisms, in which trust is crucial, namely criminal family ties, criminal friends, drug use, earlier time in prison, outlaw motorcycle gang membership, and criminal professional ties.","PeriodicalId":15626,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Drug Issues","volume":"52 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136294251","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-10-05DOI: 10.1177/00220426231205520
Adrienne N. Thornton, Amy L. MacQuarrie, Caroline Brunelle
Safer supply programs (SSPs) are harm reduction services where people who use drugs can access regulated pharmaceutical drugs (e.g., hydromorphone). Public attitudes, and factors that influence attitudes towards SSPs must be considered as they impact policy and funding decisions. A total of 384 participants were recruited from the community ( n = 160, 41.7%) and an Atlantic Canadian University ( n = 224, 58.3%) to complete an online survey. The majority of the sample was supportive of SSPs ( n = 316, 82.3%). Being of European origin, a younger age, identifying as female, displaying higher levels of Openness to Experience, and reporting less stigma towards people who use drugs were predictive of more positive attitudes towards SSPs. Openness to Experience mediated the relationship between stigma levels and attitudes towards SSPs. The findings of the current study suggest that when developing public awareness campaigns, considering the impact of demographic and psychological factors is important.
{"title":"Factors Influencing Attitudes Towards Safer Supply Programs for People Who Use Drugs: Findings From an Atlantic Canadian Province","authors":"Adrienne N. Thornton, Amy L. MacQuarrie, Caroline Brunelle","doi":"10.1177/00220426231205520","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00220426231205520","url":null,"abstract":"Safer supply programs (SSPs) are harm reduction services where people who use drugs can access regulated pharmaceutical drugs (e.g., hydromorphone). Public attitudes, and factors that influence attitudes towards SSPs must be considered as they impact policy and funding decisions. A total of 384 participants were recruited from the community ( n = 160, 41.7%) and an Atlantic Canadian University ( n = 224, 58.3%) to complete an online survey. The majority of the sample was supportive of SSPs ( n = 316, 82.3%). Being of European origin, a younger age, identifying as female, displaying higher levels of Openness to Experience, and reporting less stigma towards people who use drugs were predictive of more positive attitudes towards SSPs. Openness to Experience mediated the relationship between stigma levels and attitudes towards SSPs. The findings of the current study suggest that when developing public awareness campaigns, considering the impact of demographic and psychological factors is important.","PeriodicalId":15626,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Drug Issues","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135482286","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-10-04DOI: 10.1177/00220426231205797
Robert W. Glover, Karyn Sporer
There is growing recognition that our decades-long “war on drugs” has not only been a policy failure but has made our societal drug crisis worse. This is painfully evident in our response to the opioid epidemic. Efforts at comprehensive policy reform are likely to emerge first at the state and local levels. We collaborated with policy advocates and practitioners to study policy perspectives of registered Maine voters, and to investigate determinants of receptivity to drug policy reforms rooted in decriminalization and harm reduction. Our results suggest that while political ideology still impacts one’s perspective on these issues, increased exposure to those with substance use disorder reduces stigma, resulting in increasingly broad, bipartisan support for policy reform. We conclude with a discussion on how policymakers addressing overdose and substance use disorder at the state and local level should consider implementing and funding evidence-based alternative approaches such as decriminalization and harm reduction.
{"title":"Assessing Determinants of Shifting Attitudes on Drug Policy Reform in Maine","authors":"Robert W. Glover, Karyn Sporer","doi":"10.1177/00220426231205797","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00220426231205797","url":null,"abstract":"There is growing recognition that our decades-long “war on drugs” has not only been a policy failure but has made our societal drug crisis worse. This is painfully evident in our response to the opioid epidemic. Efforts at comprehensive policy reform are likely to emerge first at the state and local levels. We collaborated with policy advocates and practitioners to study policy perspectives of registered Maine voters, and to investigate determinants of receptivity to drug policy reforms rooted in decriminalization and harm reduction. Our results suggest that while political ideology still impacts one’s perspective on these issues, increased exposure to those with substance use disorder reduces stigma, resulting in increasingly broad, bipartisan support for policy reform. We conclude with a discussion on how policymakers addressing overdose and substance use disorder at the state and local level should consider implementing and funding evidence-based alternative approaches such as decriminalization and harm reduction.","PeriodicalId":15626,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Drug Issues","volume":"250 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135591040","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-10-01Epub Date: 2022-11-12DOI: 10.1177/00220426221139423
Enya B Vroom, Micah E Johnson, Zahra Akbari, Zachary Frederick, Skye C Bristol
Justice-involved adolescents (JIAs) have an increased risk for opioid use disorder and overdose related to opioid misuse (OM). Consequences of untreated OM include recidivism and poor educational outcomes, which can be harsher for female JIA. Therefore, identifying relevant factors and settings that reduce the risk for OM is critical. Schools are a central institution in adolescent development. Drawing on social control theory, JIA with higher levels of school bonding was hypothesized to attenuate risk for OM. Cross-sectional data on 79,960 JIA from the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice were examined. Multivariate and stratified logistic regression analyses were employed. On average, for every one-unit increase in school bonding, JIA had 22%, female JIA had 23%, and male JIA had 22% lower odds of OM. Results suggest school bonding and the school context should be considered in treatment and how this setting may impact OM intervention outcomes among JIA.
{"title":"Examining Gender Differences in the Relationship Between School Bonding and Opioid Misuse Among Justice-Involved Adolescents.","authors":"Enya B Vroom, Micah E Johnson, Zahra Akbari, Zachary Frederick, Skye C Bristol","doi":"10.1177/00220426221139423","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00220426221139423","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Justice-involved adolescents (JIAs) have an increased risk for opioid use disorder and overdose related to opioid misuse (OM). Consequences of untreated OM include recidivism and poor educational outcomes, which can be harsher for female JIA. Therefore, identifying relevant factors and settings that reduce the risk for OM is critical. Schools are a central institution in adolescent development. Drawing on social control theory, JIA with higher levels of school bonding was hypothesized to attenuate risk for OM. Cross-sectional data on 79,960 JIA from the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice were examined. Multivariate and stratified logistic regression analyses were employed. On average, for every one-unit increase in school bonding, JIA had 22%, female JIA had 23%, and male JIA had 22% lower odds of OM. Results suggest school bonding and the school context should be considered in treatment and how this setting may impact OM intervention outcomes among JIA.</p>","PeriodicalId":15626,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Drug Issues","volume":"53 1","pages":"621-636"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10691556/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47624714","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-10-01DOI: 10.1177/00220426221138229
David M. Yaskewich
As several US states have legalized recreational marijuana over the past decade, local approval of commercial marijuana activities has faced opposition in a non-negligible share of communities. A common provision in state laws often grants local governments the authority to prohibit marijuana businesses from locating within their jurisdictions. This paper analyzed determinants of local government policies in New York State following the legalization of recreational marijuana in 2021. A key feature of New York’s law authorized municipal governments to pass an “opt-out” ordinance prohibiting marijuana retail stores, on-site consumption establishments, or both. Based on results from multilevel logistic regression models, the likelihood of allowing commercial marijuana activities was higher for local governments representing communities with larger Black populations, fewer evangelical Protestants, and lower levels of household income. While slightly more municipalities prohibited on-site consumption, determinants of opt-out decisions were similar for both retail and consumption businesses.
{"title":"Local Prohibitions on Marijuana Businesses With On-Site Consumption: Evidence from New York State","authors":"David M. Yaskewich","doi":"10.1177/00220426221138229","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00220426221138229","url":null,"abstract":"As several US states have legalized recreational marijuana over the past decade, local approval of commercial marijuana activities has faced opposition in a non-negligible share of communities. A common provision in state laws often grants local governments the authority to prohibit marijuana businesses from locating within their jurisdictions. This paper analyzed determinants of local government policies in New York State following the legalization of recreational marijuana in 2021. A key feature of New York’s law authorized municipal governments to pass an “opt-out” ordinance prohibiting marijuana retail stores, on-site consumption establishments, or both. Based on results from multilevel logistic regression models, the likelihood of allowing commercial marijuana activities was higher for local governments representing communities with larger Black populations, fewer evangelical Protestants, and lower levels of household income. While slightly more municipalities prohibited on-site consumption, determinants of opt-out decisions were similar for both retail and consumption businesses.","PeriodicalId":15626,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Drug Issues","volume":"53 1","pages":"602 - 620"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44041280","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-10-01Epub Date: 2022-11-08DOI: 10.1177/00220426221138479
Vanessa N Torres, Brad R Fulton, Eunice C Wong, Kathryn P Derose
{"title":"Prevalence and Predictors of Substance Use Support Programming Among U.S. Religious Congregations.","authors":"Vanessa N Torres, Brad R Fulton, Eunice C Wong, Kathryn P Derose","doi":"10.1177/00220426221138479","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00220426221138479","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15626,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Drug Issues","volume":"53 4","pages":"581-601"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10552553/pdf/nihms-1930974.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41124170","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-09-29DOI: 10.1177/00220426231204840
Thomas Wojciechowski
Exposure to violence has been found to predict cocaine use, but evidence is limited in terms of how different forms of exposure to violence impact use and how the relevance of these relationships may vary across adolescence and emerging adulthood. This study tested for differential salience of witnessed violence and direct victimization predictors of cocaine use during adolescence and emerging adulthood. The present study analyzed data from all waves of the Pathways to Desistance study. Mixed effects logistic regression was used to assess whether either form of exposure to violence influenced cocaine use and whether that influence was more or less salient in adolescence versus emerging adulthood. Results indicated that only direct victimization significantly influenced cocaine use. This effect demonstrated a quadratic growth pattern; first diminishing in salience in its impact on cocaine use when experienced throughout adolescence and then becoming more salient when experienced during emerging adulthood.
{"title":"Assessing the Relevance of Exposure to Violence as a Predictor of Cocaine/Crack Use: Delineating Witnessed Violence and Direct Victimization and Testing for Developmental Differences","authors":"Thomas Wojciechowski","doi":"10.1177/00220426231204840","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00220426231204840","url":null,"abstract":"Exposure to violence has been found to predict cocaine use, but evidence is limited in terms of how different forms of exposure to violence impact use and how the relevance of these relationships may vary across adolescence and emerging adulthood. This study tested for differential salience of witnessed violence and direct victimization predictors of cocaine use during adolescence and emerging adulthood. The present study analyzed data from all waves of the Pathways to Desistance study. Mixed effects logistic regression was used to assess whether either form of exposure to violence influenced cocaine use and whether that influence was more or less salient in adolescence versus emerging adulthood. Results indicated that only direct victimization significantly influenced cocaine use. This effect demonstrated a quadratic growth pattern; first diminishing in salience in its impact on cocaine use when experienced throughout adolescence and then becoming more salient when experienced during emerging adulthood.","PeriodicalId":15626,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Drug Issues","volume":"42 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135193292","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-09-19DOI: 10.1177/00220426231187284
Michael J. Tews, Heyao Yu, Sydney T. Pons
While fun in the workplace has been demonstrated to favorably influence a variety of attitudinal and behavioral outcomes in previous research (Michel et al., 2019), the present study demonstrates that fun bears a complex relationship with employee alcohol and marijuana use. With a sample of 378 individuals employed in the hospitality and retail industries, manager support for fun and fun activities were negatively related to after-work employee substance use through subjective stress. In addition, both aspects of fun in the workplace were positively related to substance use through coworker socializing. In this light, fun in the workplace may be a double-edged sword in the context of human resource management. These findings are discussed, along with opportunities for future research.
虽然在之前的研究中，工作场所的乐趣已被证明对各种态度和行为结果产生有利影响(Michel et al.， 2019)，但本研究表明，乐趣与员工饮酒和吸食大麻有着复杂的关系。以378名在酒店和零售行业工作的个人为样本，通过主观压力，经理对娱乐和娱乐活动的支持与员工下班后的物质使用呈负相关。此外，工作场所乐趣的两个方面都与同事社交中的物质使用呈正相关。这样看来，在人力资源管理的背景下，工作场所的乐趣可能是一把双刃剑。讨论了这些发现，以及未来研究的机会。
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Pub Date : 2023-08-24DOI: 10.1177/00220426231197826
A. Bendau, Twyla Michnevich, M. Petzold, Andrea Piest, Rüdiger Schmolke, Daniel Jakobson, Katharin Ahrend, Thale Reitz, Lukas Roediger, F. Betzler
Contrasting widespread speculation in the media and public debate about spiking (administration of a substance to a person without their knowledge/consent), empirical evidence on the subject is lacking. This study aimed to investigate the assumed prevalence, perceived likelihood, and fear of drink-versus needle-spiking, and associated mental strain. Data from a cross-sectional online-survey (November 2022 – January 2023) of 1916 adults connected to Berlin’s nightlife-scene were analyzed. Almost a quarter reported having experienced drink-spiking, but only a small fraction sought medical or police attention; about 1% suspected needle-spiking. Presumptive victims of drink-spiking rated the likelihood and fear of spiking significantly higher and exhibited more symptoms of depression and anxiety. Considering toxicological and police findings, the reported prevalence and perceived likelihood of spiking seem to be highly overestimated. This, in conjunction with associated mental strain, highlights the importance of adequately addressing the issue of spiking through psychoeducation, prevention, and interprofessional investigation.
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