Table 1 Description of survey questionnaire items/factors potentially associated with recovery support
Item | Description of Questionnaire | Response |
|---|---|---|
OUD as disease | An opioid use disorder is a real illness like diabetes and heart disease | Agree/ Disagree |
Addiction to pain medications | Anyone can become addicted to pain medications | Agree/ Disagree |
Can stop drug use | If a person is addicted to drugs, they can stop using if they really want to. | Agree/ Disagree |
Possible to recover | It is possible to sustain recovery from opioid use disorder | Agree/ Disagree |
Higher rate of SUD-affected newborn | There are higher rates of newborns affected by substance use disorders in our community than other communities in SC | Agree/ Disagree |
Adequate resources for pregnant women with SUD | There are adequate resources for pregnant women with substance use disorders in our community | Agree/ Disagree |
Abstinence based therapy | Abstinence based therapy is the only successful form of treatment for substance use disorders | Agree/ Disagree |
Relapse of overdose | Individuals who receive rehabilitation or treatment will just overdose again | Agree/ Disagree |
Willingness to live in neighborhood of OUD | I would willingly live in the same neighborhood as an individual with OUD | Agree/ Disagree |
OUD only for low-income individuals | OUD only affects low-income individuals | Agree/ Disagree |
Easily spotting OUD | I can easily spot an individual in my community with an opioid use disorder | Agree/ Disagree |
Embarrassed to reveal individuals with OUD | I would be embarrassed to tell people that someone close to me has an opioid use disorder | Agree/ Disagree |
OUD dangerous | Individuals with opioid use disorders are likely to be dangerous. | Agree/ Disagree |
Same right to a job | An individual with an opioid use disorder should have the same right to a job right as anyone else | Agree/ Disagree |
OUD part of supportive community | It is important for individuals with an opioid use disorder to be part of supportive community | Agree/ Disagree |
Comprehensive prenatal care to pregnant women with SUD | Pregnant women with substance use disorders should have access to comprehensive prenatal care, including appropriate counseling and/or MOUD | Agree/ Disagree |
Naloxone administration to a stranger | I would willingly administer naloxone to a stranger in an overdose situation | Agree/ Disagree |
Every time naloxone administration to overdose | Naloxone should be administered to every individual experiencing overdose, every time | Agree/ Disagree |
Country at risk for HIV or HCV outbreak | The county is at risk for an HIV and/or Hepatitis C outbreak. | Agree/ Disagree |
Effectiveness of MOUD | Medication for opioid use disorder, specifically buprenorphine, methadone, and naltrexone, is an effective treatment for opioid use disorder | Agree/ Disagree |
HCV screening offered | My doctor or nurse has offered to test me for Hepatitis C | True/ False |
HIV screening offered | My doctor or nurse has offered to test me for HIV | True/ False |