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An Evaluation of Opioid Use in Black Communities: A Rapid Review of the Literature.
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Who cites it
27 citing papers in PubMed, 49 citations in OpenAlex.
- The characteristics and experiences of parents accessing prescribed safer supply in BC, 2020-2021.Harm reduction journal · 2026Article
- Understanding the Impact of Structural Racism and Violence Across the Lifespan on Overdose Vulnerability Among Black San Franciscans Experiencing Homelessness.Journal of psychoactive drugs · 2026Article
- Assessing working musicians' perspectives of need and barriers regarding lay harm reduction efforts for substance-related harm in South Carolina.Harm reduction journal · 2026Article
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- Family Dynamics and Opioid Misuse Among Black Americans: The Mediating Role of Emotional Support.Couple & family psychology · 2025Article
- Opioid use disorder, pain, and cognitive impairment in older adults who have experienced homelessness.Innovation in aging · 2025Article
- "It's more than just the act of not using. It's a feeling of finally completing something.": Person-centered definitions of successful treatment outcomes from patients and staff at a methadone treatment program in Baltimore City.Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · 2025Article
- CENTER-ing Black voices: incorporating lived experience across the research process to advance equity in drug treatment and outcomes.Harm reduction journal · 2025Article
- Comparing recovery community centers (RCCs) serving Black, Hispanic/Latino, and other communities: an exploratory secondary data analysis of a nationwide survey of RCC directors.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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- Generational and Gender Patterns of Prescription Opioid Misuse Among Black Adults.Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · 2024Article
- The Clinical Evolutions of Surveillance and Violence During Three Contemporary US Crises: Opioid Overdose, COVID-19, and Racial Reckoning.Culture, medicine and psychiatry · 2024Article
- Intersectional inequities and longitudinal prevalence estimates of opioid use disorder in Massachusetts 2014-2020: a multi-sample capture-recapture analysis.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2024Article
- Polysubstance mortality trends in White and Black Americans during the opioid epidemic, 1999-2018.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Integrative data analysis of clinical trials network studies to examine the impact of psychosocial treatments for black people who use cocaine: Study protocol.Contemporary clinical trials · 2023Article
- Health Equity and Antibiotic Prescribing in the United States: A Systematic Scoping Review.Open forum infectious diseases · 2023Article
- Outcomes of State Targeted/Opioid Response Grants and the Medication First Approach: Evidence of Racial Inequities in Improved Treatment Access and Retention.Substance abuse · 2023Article
- Association Between Hospital Adoption of an Emergency Department Treatment Pathway for Opioid Use Disorder and Patient Initiation of Buprenorphine After Discharge.JAMA health forum · 2023Article
- "Can we get a Black rehabilitation center"? Factors impacting the treatment experiences of Black people who use opioids.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2022Article
- Treatment Outcomes Among Black Adults Receiving Medication for Opioid Use Disorder.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThere are multiple aspects of the opioid crisis among Black people, who have been left out of the broader conversation. Despite evidence of increased opioid overdose deaths, less is known about opioid use among Black people. This review synthesizes research on Black people who use opioids; the goals are to advance knowledge, highlight research gaps, and inform clinical practice.
methodsThis rapid review investigating opioid use among Black people utilized systematic review methods and was conducted according to a predefined protocol with clear inclusion criteria (PROSPERO ID: 177071). A comprehensive search strategy was used, including published and gray-literature sources (i.e., literature that has not been formally published). A narrative summary of the results is presented.
resultsA total of 76 works were selected for inclusion and full text review. Sex, age, geographic location, and involvement in the carceral system were associated with the use of opioids among Black individuals. Non-epidemiologic factors included treatment-seeking patterns, disparate clinician prescribing, and social determinants.
conclusionsThrough this rapid review we suggest three main areas of focus: (1) including culturally informed collection methods in epidemiologic surveys to accurately reflect prevalences, (2) funding research that specifically addresses the importance of culture in accessing treatment, and (3) directly studying how social determinants can improve or exacerbate health outcomes. Focusing on the unique needs of Black people who use opioids is warranted to increase treatment initiation and adherence among a population less likely to engage with the traditional health care system.
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