Community Meetings on the Rural Opioid Crisis: Setting a Path Forward by Learning from Others

This is an academic paper that describes community meetings held in a rural area of Oklahoma to address to the opioid crisis. Surveys showed that holding group discussions and listening to experts may increase engagement of the community in a response, with priorities being access to treatment and youth-based prevention. 

Resource Type
Peer-reviewed Articles and Reports
Continuum of Care
Prevention
Treatment
Response Approach
Comprehensive services
Educational
Peer-reviewed Article
Citation

Meadowcroft, D., Whitacre, B. (2020). Community Meetings on the Rural Opioid Crisis: Setting a Path Forward by Learning from Others. Substance Abuse, 14, 1178221820920651.

State / region
Southeast
Oklahoma