Date of Presentation
5-5-2022 12:00 AM
College
School of Osteopathic Medicine
Poster Abstract
NOTE: This is a broad literature review, not a systematic review.
This systematic review aims to analyze the reasons behind reduced access to opioid addiction treatment for individuals of low socioeconomic standing. Understanding these barriers may allow communities to build a more comprehensive plan to lower addiction rates. In addition, this review will be examining further developments of theopioid crisis due to the recent COVID-19 pandemic. The literature search used publications from the following databases: PubMed, Google Scholar, and NCBI. The keywords searched were “opioid addiction”, “substance abuse”, “low-income area”, “barriers to treatment”, “young male addiction”, “opioid treatment”, “Narcan”. There are a multitude of factors that reduce the access for young adults living in underprivileged communities from getting treatment: patient-centered factors such as homelessness and negative attitudes towards healthcare providers; medical-based factors which include lack of training and long wait times; community-factors such as a low number of treatment centers. The results of this review showed that male adolescents are a vulnerable population of opioid addiction. Unfortunately, numerous systemic and socioeconomic barriers are increasing the difficulty for this demographic from receiving significant treatment. After understanding these obstacles, the next step relies on implementing new changes to reduce the risk for this population. Further research will measure the effectiveness of these community- based initiatives.
Keywords
Substance-Related Disorders, Opioid-Related Disorders, Socioeconomic Factors, Adolescent, Delivery of Health Care
Disciplines
Health Services Research | Medical Humanities | Medicine and Health | Medicine and Health Sciences | Pharmaceutical Preparations | Substance Abuse and Addiction
Document Type
Poster
Included in
Health Services Research Commons, Medical Humanities Commons, Medicine and Health Commons, Pharmaceutical Preparations Commons, Substance Abuse and Addiction Commons
A Systematic Review of the Barriers of Opioid Addiction Treatment for Young Adult Males (Ages 18-26) Living in Low Income Areas in the United States of America
NOTE: This is a broad literature review, not a systematic review.
This systematic review aims to analyze the reasons behind reduced access to opioid addiction treatment for individuals of low socioeconomic standing. Understanding these barriers may allow communities to build a more comprehensive plan to lower addiction rates. In addition, this review will be examining further developments of theopioid crisis due to the recent COVID-19 pandemic. The literature search used publications from the following databases: PubMed, Google Scholar, and NCBI. The keywords searched were “opioid addiction”, “substance abuse”, “low-income area”, “barriers to treatment”, “young male addiction”, “opioid treatment”, “Narcan”. There are a multitude of factors that reduce the access for young adults living in underprivileged communities from getting treatment: patient-centered factors such as homelessness and negative attitudes towards healthcare providers; medical-based factors which include lack of training and long wait times; community-factors such as a low number of treatment centers. The results of this review showed that male adolescents are a vulnerable population of opioid addiction. Unfortunately, numerous systemic and socioeconomic barriers are increasing the difficulty for this demographic from receiving significant treatment. After understanding these obstacles, the next step relies on implementing new changes to reduce the risk for this population. Further research will measure the effectiveness of these community- based initiatives.