Barriers and facilitators of opioid treatment among Indigenous Syringe Services Program clients.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

American Indian and Alaska Native individuals are disproportionately impacted by the opioid epidemic, partially due to structural racism. Tribal nations and communities are finding innovative ways to provide opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment, but barriers to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) remain. This study surveyed Indigenous clients at a Syringe Services Program about barriers and facilitators to OUD treatment.

Methods

Interviews were conducted with 27 Indigenous individuals who had used opioids in the past month and were receiving opioid harm reduction services from a tribally-run Anishinaabe Syringe Services Program (rural Minnesota). Participants were asked five questions in interview style format about their experiences with opioid use disord

SUBMITTER: Stipek J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12532990 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature