Pharmacist-implemented intervention to surmount COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy in adults with substance use disorders.

Purpose: Substance use disorders (SUDs) increase the risk and severity of infectious diseases, including coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Adults with a co-occurring SUD and psychiatric disorder were studied to elucidate the association between SUD severity and (1) COVID-19 vaccination status, (2) receptivity to a one-session intervention with a pharmacist advocating the benefits of vaccination, and (3) acceptance of referral for vaccination following the intervention.

Methods: COVID-19 vaccination status was recorded in 460 adults with SUD (324 males and 136 females) upon entry into inpatient treatment.

Intersectionality in nursing research: A scoping review.

Background: An intersectional approach to health research provides an analytical foundation to explain the multidimensionality of health status, resource accessibility, privilege, oppression, and current and historical context. The use of intersectionality in health research has known limitations. Its use in health-related fields too often focuses on outcomes, such as health disparities, rather than processes, such as power structures and social determinants.

Patient navigation for pregnant individuals with opioid use disorder: Results of a randomized multi-site pilot trial.

Background And Aims: Patient navigation (PN) may benefit pregnant individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) by improving treatment adherence. We examined participant enrollment, session delivery and assessment feasibility for a PN intervention among pregnant participants and compared PN preliminary effectiveness for OUD treatment engagement with participants in usual care (UC).

Design: This study was a pilot single-blinded multi-site randomized trial.

Substance use disorder is the outcome of deviant socialization: A prospective investigation spanning childhood to adulthood.

Objective: Disinhibitory behavior during childhood and adolescence has been frequently shown to amplify the risk for substance use disorder (SUD) in adulthood. This prospective study examined the hypothesis that poor communication with parents and association with deviant peers comprise an SUD-promoting environtype which catalyzes transition of disinhibitory behavior toward SUD.

Method: Male (N = 499) and female (N = 195) youths were tracked from 10 to 12 to 30 years of age.

Physical inactivity during adolescence heightens risk for cannabis use disorder in adulthood.

The association between physical inactivity and substance use throughout adolescence was prospectively investigated in relation to developing cannabis use disorder (CUD). Physical inactivity and substance use in males (N = 462) and females (N = 178) were measured at 12-14, 16, 19, and 22 years of age in a repeated measures design. A structured diagnostic interview was administered to formulate current CUD diagnosis at 22 years of age.