Disaster preparedness among opioid treatment programs: Policy recommendations from state opioid treatment authorities

Elliott, Luther; Benoit, Ellen; Matusow, Harlan; Rosenblum, Andrew

doi:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2017.05.001

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“…It would be prudent to know what protocols currently guide dispensing of, and access to, controlled medications. Asking emergency management personnel what additional training or resources they might need to better engage with diverse communities would also strengthen a community approach to response and recovery [52].…”

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“…While chronic illnesses generally tend to be 'taken seriously' by society at large, value-judgements are often made in reference to people who are participating in government-provided (therefore legal and legitimate) health treatment programmes. To combat this, interagency collaboration between OST services and emergency management is important to ensure treatment continuation [52]. This in turn will diminish anxiety and fear of discrimination for people needing treatment.…”

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“…Ideally OST service providers and emergency personnel would have clear shared pathways and protocols. Current contact information for people receiving OST and health officials, as well as a phone tree support system, transport alternatives and disaster drills, would all be beneficial [52,54].…”

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Stigma and disaster risk reduction among vulnerable groups: Considering people receiving opioid substitution treatment

Blake¹,

Pooley²,

Lyons³

2021

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© 2020 This work explores the ways in which stigma influences how people engage with disaster risk reduction. It specifically addresses the experiences and perceptions of stigma for people who receive Opioid Substitution Treatment (OST), a successful harm reduction strategy that reduces illicit drug use, risk of overdose and criminal activity. Unfortunately, while receiving OST people endure stigma because of their perceived or assumed history of drug use, which positions them as socially deviant and unacceptable. During a disaster or emergency, forms of social stigma from health and emergency management personnel have implications for access to treatment such as OST. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with 21 people receiving OST from services in four major cities in Aotearoa New Zealand, an interpretive analysis was applied to better understand how stigma matters to their lived experience. Four key themes, namely “Experiences of stigma”, “Discrimination from health professionals”, and “Disasters and emergency management” and “Support within disaster contexts” were identified in their talk. We conclude that it is vital that medications and other necessary treatments are made accessible to those who need them to maintain health and wellbeing. It is important to be aware that stigmatising beliefs manifest in disaster-response settings which have consequences for people who are already more vulnerable than others. Therefore we suggest that appropriate education and training be provided.

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Stigma and disaster risk reduction among vulnerable groups: Considering people receiving opioid substitution treatment

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Pooley²,

Lyons³

2021

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“…In particular, neighboring nations must plan on how to deal with the issue of psychological impact through a series of emergency operation plans (EOPs), which can be regarded as a subphase of disaster preparedness (Elliott et al 2017). In general, developed nations have included the issue of psychological impact in their EOPs more consistently compared with developing nations.…”

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Mitigating Psychological Impact: The Experience of Korean Disaster Management

2020

Community Ment Health J

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The psychological impact of disasters has not been adequately addressed in Korea. This research aims to evaluate how Korea should improve its management of the psychological impact of disasters toward the ultimate goal of effective disaster management. Qualitative content analysis is the main method applied. Nonprofessional management is compared with professional management by considering governments, psychology specialists, disaster victims, and local communities. The main finding is that Korea must change its current management style from nonprofessional to professional. Neighboring nations need to implement supplementary measures toward adopting a systematic approach that considers all phases of the disaster management cycle, emergency planning, and a long-term approach. The value of this study lies in its comprehensive examination of the issue of psychological impact from the perspective of disaster management in Korea.

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“…Research has also demonstrated the clinic systems' particular vulnerability to unforeseen catastrophes such as this current pandemic. For example, social scientists described how a large number of New York– and New Jersey–area patients had to go without service for days when their clinics closed during Hurricane Sandy, often with no advance notification or backup plan to help them find alternative providers ( Elliott et al, 2017 ; Matusow et al, 2018 ; McClure et al, 2014 ). Moreover, because of stigma against people on MMT, and people who use drugs generally, many of those seeking help from hospitals and other medical providers were met with cold indifference ( Bonuck et al, 2003 ).…”

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A chance to do it better: Methadone maintenance treatment in the age of Covid-19

Frank

2021

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

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Disaster preparedness among opioid treatment programs: Policy recommendations from state opioid treatment authorities

Cited by 26 publications

References 13 publications

Stigma and disaster risk reduction among vulnerable groups: Considering people receiving opioid substitution treatment

Stigma and disaster risk reduction among vulnerable groups: Considering people receiving opioid substitution treatment

Mitigating Psychological Impact: The Experience of Korean Disaster Management

A chance to do it better: Methadone maintenance treatment in the age of Covid-19

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