Motivation and context of concurrent stimulant and opioid use among persons who use drugs in the rural United States: a multi-site qualitative inquiry

Abstract Background In recent years, stimulant use has increased among persons who use opioids in the rural U.S., leading to high rates of overdose and death. We sought to understand motivations and contexts for stimulant use among persons who use opioids in a large, geographically diverse sample of...

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Main Authors: R. J. Fredericksen, R. Baker, A. Sibley, A. T. Estadt, D. Colston, L. S. Mixson, S. Walters, J. Bresett, X. A. Levander, G. Leichtling, T. Davy-Mendez, M. Powell, T. J. Stopka, M. Pho, J. Feinberg, J. Ezell, W. Zule, D. Seal, H. L. F. Cooper, B. M. Whitney, J. A. C. Delaney, H. M. Crane, J. I. Tsui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-04-01
Series:Harm Reduction Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-024-00986-z