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{"title":"Telehealth counseling plus mHealth intervention for cannabis use in emerging adults: Development and a remote open pilot trial","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.josat.2024.209472","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.josat.2024.209472","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>To improve treatment access for emerging adults with cannabis use disorder (CUD), we developed a telehealth counseling-plus-mHealth intervention and remotely conducted a single-arm open pilot study to preliminarily evaluate its feasibility in primary care.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>A multidisciplinary team including youth developed the intervention using the structure of the MOMENT intervention: two weekly counselor-delivered Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET) sessions, then two weeks of smartphone surveys (4 prompted/day) querying socioemotional contexts and cannabis use, with pre-programmed messages on report of personal triggers for use (Ecological Momentary Intervention; EMI). The team adapted the MET for virtual delivery; created material to enhance self-reflection, plan behavior change, and anticipate withdrawal; shortened the sessions; and tested them with five youth actors. EMI messages were created to align with the MET and programmed to minimize repetition. Patients aged 18–25 using recreational cannabis ≥3 days/week were recruited from an urban medical practice. Participants received the intervention and responded to surveys on satisfaction and burden. At baseline, post-intervention, and two months, participants reported behavior change readiness/importance/confidence and cannabis use. EMI engagement was calculated as % days with ≥1 phone survey completed.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Fourteen eligible patients enrolled; 79 % used cannabis daily/near-daily and 100 % reported use problems. All completed both MET sessions and responded to EMI surveys. All agreed/strongly agreed that they felt respected by, comfortable with, and trust for the counselor and that the activities and discussion were helpful; all rated the MET sessions as very good/excellent. Technical issues were infrequent and minor. Median EMI engagement was 100 % (≥1 report/day) in each week. Behavior change confidence was higher post-intervention and importance and confidence were higher at two months vs. baseline. By two months, 11 participants had started to change cannabis use; median percent days of use in the past 30 days declined by 27 % and average times of use per use day declined by 28 %. All rated intervention quality as good, very good, or excellent.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Emerging adults were highly satisfied and engaged with a telehealth MET counseling-plus-mHealth EMI intervention for cannabis use and reported higher motivation to change cannabis use and less use post-intervention and at 2-month follow-up.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":73960,"journal":{"name":"Journal of substance use and addiction treatment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141903874","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Dissemination of health content through social networks: YouTube and opioid use disorders","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.josat.2024.209475","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.josat.2024.209475","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>Most Americans now access social media platforms, including YouTube, to obtain health information. However, few studies have evaluated the quality of YouTube content related to opioid use disorder (OUD), including medications for OUD (MOUD; buprenorphine) and harm reduction resources (e.g., naloxone). The purpose of this cross-sectional analysis was to assess the quality, accuracy, and reliability of MOUD and harm reduction-related video content available on YouTube.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>The study team conducted a YouTube search between June 2022 and July 2022 using key words related to MOUD and harm reduction content (e.g., “suboxone,” “methadone,” “Narcan”). The 5 most viewed videos from each search term were analyzed for quality (i.e., Global Quality Scale; GQS), accuracy (i.e., JAMA Benchmark Criteria), and reliability (i.e., DISCERN). Videos that were non-English, duplicate, or that did not directly mention OUD, MOUD, or harm reduction were excluded from the review (<em>N</em> = 6).</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>YouTube videos (<em>N</em> = 70) were mostly produced by medical professionals (27.1 %), independent nonmedical users (21.4 %; e.g., vloggers, individuals documenting their experiences), medical organizations (17.1 %; e.g., hospitals, treatment programs), and/or media (14.3 %; e.g., news agencies). The target audience was primarily the general public (65.7 %), people who use opioids (20.0 %), and healthcare providers (10.0 %). Videos containing MOUD content (<em>N</em> = 64, 61.4 %) mostly focused on suboxone (25.0 %), methadone (23.4 %), Sublocade (14.1 %), and subutex/buprenorphine (14.1 %). The median quality score was 2 based on the GQS with 3 videos receiving the highest quality rating (5). Two videos were highly rated for accuracy per all three JAMA Benchmark criteria. Videos produced by nonmedical educational channels had the highest overall reliability scores on the DISCERN criteria (median 4), followed by medical professionals (median 3), and medical organizations (median 2.5).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>The overall quality, accuracy, and reliability of MOUD and harm reduction related content posted on YouTube is poor. The lack of evidence-based content posted on YouTube reinforces the need for public health expert involvement in disseminating guideline-based content on social media.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":73960,"journal":{"name":"Journal of substance use and addiction treatment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141891131","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"“A lot of moving parts”: Recovery home challenges linking and housing individuals with criminal legal system involvement","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.josat.2024.209473","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.josat.2024.209473","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>There are high rates of substance use disorder (SUD) among people released from carceral settings and, upon release, many of these people also face unstable housing situations, posing challenges to connecting with resources to facilitate SUD recovery. Recovery homes provide a temporary sober living environment for those seeking both SUD recovery and transition back to the community after carceral release. However, successful recovery home placement for this population can prove difficult, and there is a need for research to identify ways to overcome them.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>The current qualitative study seeks to understand barriers to recovery home access for people leaving carceral settings and identify potential best practices for overcoming these barriers from the perspective of recovery home directors. The study conducted semi-structured interviews at two data collection points with eight recovery home directors from sites participating in a housing linkage and placement intervention pilot. The research team used qualitative software to identify and organize directors' experiences and practices in housing and supporting this population.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Recovery home directors identified significant barriers to linkage from carceral settings, including difficulties communicating and coordinating placement with potential residents while still incarcerated. Interviews also revealed approaches recovery home directors take to improve recovery home placement, such as sharing information and resources with carceral settings prior to release and helping residents avoid reincarceration by managing relationships with court agents and parole.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Recovery resident directors have considerable insight into the most significant placement challenges faced by recovery homes upon carceral release as well as experience with potential solutions for overcoming them. Directors can be the key to direct seamless support and continuity of care for criminal legal system involved individuals through coordination with jails, prisons, and other community resources. Directors can also play a significant role in the successful completion of probation and parole by helping residents avoid further issues with the legal system. These directors view working cooperatively with residents as an effective approach to ensuring clients adhere to court orders and are successful in recovery and reentry.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":73960,"journal":{"name":"Journal of substance use and addiction treatment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141899108","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"C2: editorial board","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S2949-8759(24)00176-0","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S2949-8759(24)00176-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73960,"journal":{"name":"Journal of substance use and addiction treatment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949875924001760/pdfft?md5=f49b474c2aa81c68290e585fdcfd4905&pid=1-s2.0-S2949875924001760-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141951224","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"TOC (update)","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S2949-8759(24)00177-2","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S2949-8759(24)00177-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73960,"journal":{"name":"Journal of substance use and addiction treatment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949875924001772/pdfft?md5=e23d7db81a22b4a644fe3373347a9ba7&pid=1-s2.0-S2949875924001772-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141951225","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Wiidookaage'win: Beta-test of a Facebook group intervention for Native women to support opioid use recovery.","authors":"Anne I Roche, Antonia Young, Corinna Sabaque, Sydney S Kelpin, Pamela Sinicrope, Cuong Pham, Lisa A Marsch, Aimee N C Campbell, Kamilla Venner, Laiel Baker-DeKrey, Thomas Wyatt, Sharyl WhiteHawk, Teresa Nord, Kenneth Resnicow, Colleen Young, Ashley Brown, Gavin Bart, Christi Patten","doi":"10.1016/j.josat.2024.209396","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.josat.2024.209396","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The ongoing opioid misuse epidemic has had a marked impact on American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities. Culture- and gender-specific barriers to medically assisted recovery from opioid use disorder (OUD) have been identified, exacerbating its impact for AI/AN women. Wiidookaage'win is a community-based participatory research study that aims to develop a culturally tailored, moderated, private Facebook group intervention to support Minnesotan AI/AN women in medically assisted recovery from OUD. The current study assessed the preliminary feasibility and acceptability of the intervention in a beta-test to inform refinements before conducting a pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The intervention was beta-tested for 30 days. Moderators were trained prior to delivering the intervention. Study assessments were conducted at baseline and post-intervention. The post-intervention assessments included substance use (self-report and urine drug screen), treatment acceptability, mental health, and spirituality outcomes. We examined intervention engagement patterns using Facebook metrics and qualitatively explored common topics that emerged in participant posts and comments.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Ten AI/AN women taking medication for OUD (MOUD) were accrued (age range 25-62 years). Participants had been in opioid recovery a mean of 15.2 months (SD = 16.1; range = 3-60). The study participation rate (accrued/eligible) was 91 %. Nine participants completed the post-intervention survey assessment and eight completed a UDS. Acceptability was high based on the mean treatment satisfaction score (M = 4.8, SD = 0.2 out of a possible 5.0), Facebook group engagement, and positive qualitative feedback. All participants retained at post-intervention continued their MOUD treatment, and none had returned to opioid use.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The beta-test indicated that the Facebook platform and study procedures generally worked as intended and that the intervention was largely acceptable to study participants. The results of this study phase provided valuable insights to inform refinements prior to conducting a pilot RCT to further assess the feasibility, acceptability, and potential efficacy of the intervention.</p>","PeriodicalId":73960,"journal":{"name":"Journal of substance use and addiction treatment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140960965","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Implementation of medication for opioid use disorder treatment during a natural disaster: The PROUD-LA study","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.josat.2024.209469","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.josat.2024.209469","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>The impacts of climate change-related extreme weather events (EWEs) on Medication for Opioid Use Disorders (MOUD) implementation for Medicaid beneficiaries are relatively unknown. Such information is critical to disaster planning and other implementation strategies. In this study we examined implementation determinants and strategies for MOUD during EWEs.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>The Louisiana-based Community Resilience Learning Collaborative and Research Network (C-LEARN) utilized Rapid Assessment Procedures-Informed Community Ethnography (RAPICE), involving community leaders in study design, execution, and data analysis. We conducted qualitative semi-structured interviews with 42 individuals, including MOUD Medicaid member patients and their caregivers, healthcare providers and administrators, and public health officials with experience with climate-related disasters. We mapped key themes onto updated Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research domains.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>MOUD use is limited during EWEs by pharmacy closures, challenges to medication prescription and access across state lines, hospital and clinic service limits, overcrowded emergency departments, and disrupted communications with providers. MOUD demand simultaneously increases due to the stress associated with displacement, resource loss, the COVID-19 pandemic, and social determinants of health. Effective implementation strategies include healthcare system disaster plans with protocols for clear and regular patient-provider communication, community outreach, additional staffing, and virtual delivery of services. Providers can also increase MOUD access by having remote access to EHRs, laptops and contact information, resource lists, collaborative networks, and contact with patients via call centers and social media. Patients can retain access to MOUD via online patient portals, health apps, call centers, and provider calls and texts. The impact of EWEs on MOUD access and use is also influenced by individual characteristics of both patients and providers.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>The increasing frequency and severity of climate-related EWEs poses a serious threat to MOUD for Medicaid beneficiaries. MOUD-specific disaster planning and use of telehealth for maintaining contact and providing care are effective strategies for MOUD implementation during EWEs. Potential considerations for policies and practices of Medicaid, providers, and others to benefit members during hurricanes or major community stressors, include changes in Medicaid policies to enable access to MOUD by interstate evacuees, improvement of medication refill flexibilities, and incentivization of telehealth services for more systematic use.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":73960,"journal":{"name":"Journal of substance use and addiction treatment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141879885","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Tailoring opioid use prevention content for juvenile diversion programs with adolescents and their caregivers","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.josat.2024.209470","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.josat.2024.209470","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>Opioid use (OU) skyrockets as youth transition into young adulthood, indicating adolescence is a critical time for prevention. The juvenile legal system (JLS) presents an ideal setting for OU prevention, as it is the single largest referral source for youth outpatient OU treatment, after self-referral. However, no OU prevention programs have been developed for youth in JLS diversion programs or their families. The current formative study established specific OU prevention needs and preferences of families in JLS programs, to guide future tailored prevention efforts.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>We interviewed 21 adolescents with substance use and 20 of their caregivers referred by a JLS diversion program in the northeastern United States to explore their OU-related knowledge, personal experiences, motivations, and behavioral skills. We used a deductive qualitative analysis approach wherein data were analyzed using an a priori coding framework based on the Information Motivation Behavioral Skills model.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Caregivers knew more about OU than youth, several of whom misidentified both opiates and non-opiates. Few participants reported a history of personal OU, though many knew of others' OU. Participants perceived several potential motivations for OU: mental health problems, relationships, life stressors, difficulty accessing preferred substances, and experimentation. Though often unfamiliar with the symptoms, participants were eager to learn skills to identify and manage a suspected overdose.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Youth involved in a JLS diversion program and their caregivers were open to and eager for tailored opioid use prevention content to help them reduce risks. We discuss implications for OU prevention and intervention program development.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":73960,"journal":{"name":"Journal of substance use and addiction treatment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949875924001826/pdfft?md5=cae8b89f401cffcbb14bc4ec8b9c4bf5&pid=1-s2.0-S2949875924001826-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141879886","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Law enforcement-led, pre-arrest diversion-to-treatment may reduce crime recidivism, incarceration, and overdose deaths: Program evaluation outcomes","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.josat.2024.209458","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.josat.2024.209458","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>Substance use disorder (SUD), overdose, and drug use-related crime continue to increase in the U.S. Pre-arrest diversion-to-treatment programs may decrease crime recidivism and overdose deaths. We assessed the impact of a community-wide diversion-to-treatment initiative on crime, incarceration, and overdose.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>This article reports on the prospective evaluation of a law enforcement-led, pre-arrest diversion-to-treatment program on crime, incarceration, and overdose deaths compared between participants who did not engage (non-engaged; n = 103), engaged but did not complete (non-completers; n = 60) and completed (completers; n = 100) the program. Participants included 263 adults apprehended by police officers for low-level, drug use-related crimes between September 1, 2017 and August 31, 2020. The program offered eligible persons participation in a six-month program consisting of a clinical assessment, referral to addiction treatment services based on each individual's needs, connection to recovery peer support, and treatment engagement monitoring. Completers had their initial criminal charges ‘voided,’ while non-engaged and non-Completer participants had their original charges filed with local prosecutors. The project collected participant-level data on arrests and incarceration within 12 months before and 12 months after program enrollment and data on fatal overdose within 12 months after program enrollment. Logistic regression predicted outcomes using baseline demographics (sex, age, race, housing status) and pre-index crime arrest and incarceration indices as covariates.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>After accounting for baseline demographics and pre-enrollment arrest/incarceration history, logistic regression models found that the non-engaged and the non-Completer groups were more likely than completers to be arrested (odds ratios [ORs]: 3.9 [95 % CI, 2.0–7.7] and 3.6 [95 % CI, 1.7–7.5], respectively) and incarcerated (ORs: 10.3 [95 % CI, 5.0–20.8] and 21.0 [95 % CI, 7.9–55.7], respectively) during the 12-month follow-up. Rates of overdose deaths during the 12-month follow-up were greatest in non-engaged (6/103, 5.8 %) and non-Completer (2/60, 3.3 %) groups; completers had the lowest rate (2/100, 2.0 %), with all deaths occurring after completion of the six-month treatment/monitoring program.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Collaboration between law enforcement, clinicians, researchers, and the broader community to divert adults who commit a low-level, drug use-related crime from criminal prosecution to addiction treatment may effectively reduce crime recidivism, incarceration, and overdose deaths.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":73960,"journal":{"name":"Journal of substance use and addiction treatment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141790240","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Social support networks of incarcerated women with opioid use disorder: Differences associated with jail-based substance use treatment","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.josat.2024.209457","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.josat.2024.209457","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>Social support is a critical factor for women's engagement with substance use treatment and recovery, particularly for women with criminal-legal system involvement. However, less is known about the social support networks of incarcerated women, particularly as a function of service engagement. Thus, this paper aims to describe the structure, composition, and function of social support networks of women with opioid use disorder (OUD) incarcerated in jails; and compare network differences between women receiving jail-based substance use treatment and non-treatment participants.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>As part of a larger clinical trial under the NIDA-funded Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN), staff conducted an egocentric social network inventory with women who were randomly selected from eight jails in Kentucky, screened for OUD, and consented (<em>N</em> = 445). Women were asked to name people (alters) who provided them with support in the past 90 days and respond to questions about alters who were named. Bivariate comparisons examined differences in social networks among women who were currently receiving jail-based treatment (29.9 %, <em>n</em> = 133) and those who were incarcerated, but not receiving treatment (70.1 %, <em>n</em> = 312).</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>On average, women's social support networks consisted of 2.4 alters (range 1–9). Compared to women with OUD who were not receiving treatment, those in treatment were significantly more likely to name at least one alter who was in recovery (57.9 % vs. 43.9 %, <em>p</em> = .007) and less likely to name a partner (21.8 % vs. 37.8 %, <em>p</em> = .001) or someone who had recently used opioids (9.8 % vs. 24.7 %, <em>p</em> &lt; .001). On average, women in treatment also felt significantly closer to their alters (4.70 vs. 4.55 out of 5, <em>p</em> = .021) and rated alters as fulfilling more types of social support functions (5.54 vs. 5.18 out of 6, <em>p</em> &lt; .001) and recovery support functions (2.83 vs. 2.70 out of 3, <em>p</em> = .016).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Results suggest that women participating in jail-based substance use treatment reported more positive social support network attributes, including network function and composition. Future research should assess longitudinal changes in networks and associated differences in recovery outcomes as women are released to the community.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":73960,"journal":{"name":"Journal of substance use and addiction treatment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141790243","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}