ArticleJournal of substance abuse treatment2016
Social and Structural Challenges to Drug Cessation Among Couples in Northern Mexico: Implications for Drug Treatment in Underserved Communities.
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- Treatment-seeking behaviour among people with opioid use disorder in the high-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2021Pooled it
- Municipal police support for harm reduction services in officer-led referrals of people who inject drugs in Tijuana, Mexico.Harm reduction journal · 2021Trial
- Health inequities faced by sex workers.The Lancet. Public health · 2026Review
- Telehealth-Delivered Mindfulness-Based Intervention: Protocol for a Randomized Clinical Trial for Individuals With Alcohol Use Disorder.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Usability and acceptability of a novel TB infection diagnostic test among key populations in Mexicali.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Childcare as a social determinant of access to healthcare: a scoping review.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Intimate Partner Violence Among Female Sex Workers and Their Noncommercial Male Partners in Mexico: A Mixed-Methods Study.Violence against women · 2019Article
- You can't do this job when you are sober: Heroin use among female sex workers and the need for comprehensive drug treatment programming in Kenya.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2019Article
- Predictors of injecting cessation among a cohort of people who inject drugs in Tijuana, Mexico.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2018Article
- A Social Work Approach to Policy: Implications for Population Health.American journal of public health · 2017Article
- Assessing police officers' attitudes and legal knowledge on behaviors that impact HIV transmission among people who inject drugs.The International journal on drug policy · 2017Article
- Hope Amidst Horror: Documenting the Effects of the "War On Drugs" Among Female Sex Workers and Their Intimate Partners in Tijuana, Mexico.Medical anthropologyArticle
- Perceived Treatment Need and Latent Transitions in Heroin and Methamphetamine Polydrug Use among People who Inject Drugs in Tijuana, Mexico.Journal of psychoactive drugsArticle
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Abstract
backgroundAvailable drug treatment modalities may inadequately address social and structural contexts surrounding recovery efforts.
methodsThis mixed methods analysis drew on (1) surveys with female sex workers and their intimate male partners and (2) semi-structured interviews with a subsample of 41 couples (n=82 individuals, 123 total interviews) in Northern Mexico. Descriptive and content analyses examined drug cessation and treatment experiences.
resultsPerceived need for drug treatment was high, yet only 35% had ever accessed services. Financial and institutional barriers (childcare needs, sex-segregated facilities) prevented partners from enrolling in residential programs together or simultaneously, leading to self-treatment attempts. Outpatient methadone was experienced more positively, yet financial constraints limited access and treatment duration. Relapse was common, particularly when one partner enrolled alone while the other continued using drugs.
conclusionsAffordable, accessible, evidence-based drug treatment and recovery services that acknowledge social and structural contexts surrounding recovery are urgently needed for drug-involved couples.
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