“They’re not doing enough.”: women’s experiences with opioids and naloxone in Toronto
department or school: Medicine, Faculty of
department or school: Non UBC
department or school: Population and Public Health (SPPH), School of
data provider: DSpace
identifier citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy. 2021 Mar 20;16(1):26
rights copyright: The Author(s)
creator: Macleod, Emilie R
creator: Tajbakhsh, Iren
creator: Hamilton-Wright, Sarah
creator: Laliberte, Nancy
creator: Wiese, Jessica L
creator: Matheson, Flora I
issued: 2021-03-24T17:01:15Z
issued: 2021-03-20
description: Background: Amid increasing opioid overdose deaths in Canada since 2010 and a changing naloxone access landscape, there is a need for up-to-date research on Canadian women’s experiences with opioids. Studies on Canadian take-home naloxone programs are promising, but research beyond these programs is limited. Our study is the first to focus on women’s experiences and perspectives on the opioid crisis in Ontario, Canada’s most populous province, since the opioid crisis began in 2010. Objective: Our objective was to address research knowledge gaps involving Canadian women with criminal justice involvement who use opioids, and identify flaws in current policies, responses, and practices. While the opioid overdose crisis persists, this lack of research inhibits our ability to determine whether overdose prevention efforts, especially involving naloxone, are meeting their needs. Methods: We conducted semi-structured, qualitative interviews from January to April 2018 with 10 women with experience of opioid use. They were recruited through the study’s community partner in Toronto. Participants provided demographic information, experiences with opioids and naloxone, and their perceptions of the Canadian government’s responses to the opioid crisis. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and inductive thematic analysis was conducted to determine major themes within the data. Results: Thematic analysis identified seven major concerns despite significant differences in participant life and opioid use experiences. Participants who had used illicit opioids since naloxone became available over-the-counter in 2016 were much more knowledgeable about naloxone than participants who had only used opioids prior to 2016. The portability, dosage form, and effects of naloxone are important considerations for women who use opioids. Social alienation, violence, and isolation affect the wellbeing of women who use opioids. The Canadian government’s response to the opioid crisis was perceived as in…
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note: RESEARCH Open Access“They’re not doing enough.”: women’sexperiences with opioids and naloxone inTorontoEmilie R. Macleod1, Iren Tajbakhsh2, Sarah Hamilton-Wright1, Nancy Laliberte3, Jessica L. Wiese1 andFlora I. Matheson1,4*AbstractBackground: Amid increasing opioid overdose deaths in Canada since 2010 and a changing naloxone accesslandscape, there is a need for up-to-date research on Canadian women’s experiences with opioids. Studies onCanadian take-home naloxone programs are promising, but research beyond these programs is limited. Our studyis the first to focus on women’s experiences and perspectives on the opioid crisis in Ontario, Canada’s mostpopulous province, since the opioid crisis began in 2010.Objective: Our objective was to address research knowledge gaps involving Canadian women with criminal justiceinvolvement who use opioids, and identify flaws in current policies, responses, and practices. While the opioidoverdose crisis persists, this lack of research inhibits our ability to determine whether overdose prevention efforts,especially involving naloxone, are meeting their needs.Methods: We conducted semi-structured, qualitative interviews from January to April 2018 with 10 women withexperience of opioid use. They were recruited through the study’s community partner in Toronto. Participantsprovided demographic information, experiences with opioids and naloxone, and their perceptions of the Canadiangovernment’s responses to the opioid crisis. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and inductive thematic analysiswas conducted to determine major themes within the data.Results: Thematic analysis identified seven major concerns despite significant differences in participant life andopioid use experiences. Participants who had used illicit opioids since naloxone became available over-the-counterin 2016 were much more knowledgeable about naloxone than participants who had only used opioids prior to2016. The portability, dosage form, and effects of naloxone are im…
has type: Article
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0396351
language: eng
peer review status: Reviewed
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: BioMed Central
publisher DOI: 10.1186/s13011-021-00360-3
rights: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
scholar level: Faculty
subject: Qualitative
subject: Naloxone
subject: Opioids
subject: Women
subject: Overdose
subject: Criminal justice
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/77593