A culturally appropriate method for validating self-reported drug administration among indigenous people who use injection drugs

ABSTRACT: Compared with other racial/ethnic groups in the United States (US), American Indians/Alaska Natives have one of the fastest climbing rates of drug overdose deaths involving stimulants. Validating the substances self-reported by Indigenous people who use injection drugs (IPWIDs) can present logistical and cultural challenges. While the collection of biospecimens (e.g., urine, blood, hair follicle) can be one way to cross-validate the substances self-reported by IPWIDs, the collection of biospecimens has been historically problematic when conducting substance use research with Indigenous North Americans. In our National Institutes of Health (NIH)-supported pilot research conducted with IPWIDs, we have documented low willingness to provide a biospecimen to a research team. This article demons

SUBMITTER: Anastario M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9945702 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature