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Opioid Crisis Research

This guide is designed to inform you about the Opioid Crisis and provide research resources specific to the topic.

Opioid Crisis in Appalachia: Data & Statistics

Opioid Related Deaths in Ohio from the NIH

More Reports & Data

Drug Abuse Trends in the Athens Region (2019) from the Ohio Substance Abuse Monitoring Network

Opioid Overdose in Appalachia Interactive Map (2009-2018) An interactive map from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC)

Opioid Use in Medicare Part D in the Appalachian Area (2019) from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

Report on Opioid Crisis and Recommendations in Appalachian Areas (2017) from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and
Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU)

Appalachian Organizations and Research Centers

Local
Associated with Universities

Organization dedicated to the opioid abuse crisis and helping the Athens community

Pinnacle Treatment Center

Located in Athens, it provides treatment and counseling including for opioid addiction

Appalachian Regional Commission

The Appalachian Regional Commission is an agency of the federal government as well of the thirteen states' governments that oversees the economics, growth, and future of the Appalachian regions. On their website is information they have on the opioid crisis in those areas and a full report they have done.

Issue Brief: Health Disparities Related to Opioid Misuse in Appalachia

Practical strategies and recommendations for communities regarding the opioid crisis in Appalachia from the Creating a Culture of Health in Appalachia Initiative

O hio University Opioid Taskforce

OU page on their fight in the crisis - needs updating

UK Confronting the Opioid Epidemic

University of Kentucky talks about their plans and efforts in combatting the opioid epidemic in Kentucky

University of Tennessee Summit for Opioid Addiction & Response

Resources for Tennessee for the opioid crisis

University of Virgina School of Medicine

Discusses their effort in the Opioid Crisis

University of North Carolina Injury Prevention & Resource Center

Student-led research and their impact on the opioid crisis

University of Pennsylvania Opioid Epidemic

Discusses their ongoing work in the opioid crisis

Research Articles, Local News, & Videos

Small Area Estimation of Opioid Abuse and Comorbid Psychological Distress Among Females Living in the Thirteen Appalachian Region States (2019)

Rural and Appalachian Disparities in Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Incidence and Access to Opioid Abuse Treatment (2017)

Willingness to Participate in At-Home HIV Testing Among Young Adults Who Use Opioids in Rural Appalachia (2020)

Trauma-Informed Care as a Framework for Addressing the Opioid Epidemic in Appalachia : An Exploratory Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (2020)

The Opioid and Related Drug Epidemics in Rural Appalachia: A systematic Review of Populations Affected, Risk Factors, and Infectious Diseases (2019)

Substance Use in Rural Appalachia: Current Status and Treatment Considerations (2017)

Discussed opioid use & treatments

2019 Appalachian Region Opioid Takedown (2019)

Brief article about opioid charges made throughout Appalachia

Patients Battling Opioid Addiction in Central Appalachia...... (2020)

Drug to help with opioid addiction is not reaching patients

Heroin Addiction in Appalachia (n/a)

Goes into detail on the heroin epidemic

The Health 202: Appalachian Death from Drug Overdoses far Outpace Nation (2017)

Gives information on how the crisis is effecting those in the Appalachian area compared to the rest of the U.S.

Subjects: Health and Medicine, Social and Public Health