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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. 

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Peer-reviewed Article
Community Meetings on the Rural Opioid Crisis: Setting a Path Forward by Learning from Others
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.

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Southeast
Oklahoma