Causes and Implications of the Opioid Crisis in Rural America

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Author(s): Bita Ashouri Rivas (California State University, Sacramento, USA)and Anthony L. Rivas (Metropolitan State University of Denver, USA)
Copyright: 2020
Pages: 29
Source title: Handbook of Research on Leadership and Advocacy for Children and Families in Rural Poverty
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): H. Carol Greene (East Carolina University, USA), Bryan S. Zugelder (James Madison University, USA)and Jane C. Manner (East Carolina University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-2787-0.ch003

Keywords: Government & Law / Medical Information Science Reference / Public & Sector Management / Public Health and Welfare

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The purpose of this chapter is to outline the history and development of the opioid crisis; to identify impacts to rural America; to elaborate on the implications to individuals, families, and communities; and to identify resources for these communities. The level of use, misuse, and impact of opioids on communities has caught national attention and has been labeled a national crisis. The opioid epidemic has hit rural communities especially hard with community members citing opioid abuse as the biggest problem in their communities. To better understand the current epidemic, it is important to understand historical trends in relation to opioids and opioid related substances; the War on Poverty; the recession of 2007; job loss; and the shifting of urban/rural divide politically, financially, and economically. The flooding of opioids into these communities impacted every system, with layered consequences.

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