Mapping COVID vulnerability in relation to drug and alcohol recovery residence availability across the United States

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Recovery housing is an important resource for those in recovery from substance use disorders. Unfortunately, we know little about its relationship to key community health risk and protective factors, potentially limiting the role it could play as a broader health resource. Leveraging county-level data on recovery residences from the National Study of Treatment and Addiction Recovery Residences (NSTARR), this study used multilevel modeling to examine Community COVID Vulnerability Index (CCVI) scores as well as availability of COVID testing and vaccination sites in relation to recovery housing. CCVI composite scores were positively associated with recovery housing availability. Analyses using CCVI thematic sub-scores found that population density and number of churches were positively associated with recovery housing availability, while epidemiological factors and healthcare system factors were negatively associated with recovery housing availability. In counties with recovery housing, there also was a positive association between CCVI and both COVID testing and vaccination availability. Recovery residences tend to be located in areas of high COVID vulnerability, reflecting effective targeting in areas with higher population density, more housing risk factors, and other high-risk environments and signaling a key point of contact to address broader health issues among those in recovery from substance use disorders.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

Enthalten in:

BMC public health - 23(2023), 1 vom: 17. Nov., Seite 2266

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mericle, Amy A [VerfasserIn]
Patterson, Deidre [VerfasserIn]
Subbaraman, Meenakshi S [VerfasserIn]
Howell, Jason [VerfasserIn]
Sheridan, Dave [VerfasserIn]
Borkman, Thomasina [VerfasserIn]
Burton, Jayla [VerfasserIn]
Karriker-Jaffe, Katherine J [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID
COVID vulnerability
Journal Article
Recovery housing
Recovery residences
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Social determinants of health

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 27.11.2023

Date Revised 16.01.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s12889-023-17048-x

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM364657103