“Sick and tired of being sick and tired”: Exploring initiation of medications for opioid use disorder among people experiencing homelessness

Original research
by
Swartz, Natalie et al

Release Date

2022

Geography

USA

Language of Resource

English

Full Text Available

No

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

No

Objective

We set out to identify the facilitators and barriers that shape whether people experiencing homelessness initiate medications for opioid use disorder (MOUDs), both generally and after an overdose.

Findings/Key points

Identified individual, social, and structural factors.

Design/methods

29 semi-structured interviews

Keywords

Housing
Transitions in care/treatment
About PWUD
Barriers and enablers