Exploring Directors’ Beliefs about Implementing Overdose Prevention Programs in Ohio: Elicitation Interview Results

• In Event: Factors Influencing Opioid Overdose Prevention Practices in Substance Abuse and Community Corrections Programs

Abstract

This study applied the theory of planned behavior to explore program director beliefs and expectations regarding the provision of naloxone kits and overdose prevention education. Participants were recruited from Ohio’s substance abuse and community corrections programs located in high opioid-death counties (N=748 programs). A semi-structured assessment was administered via telephone, including closed and open-ended response options. Participant responses were analyzed using thematic analysis and frequency counts. Results include modal belief statements and outcome expectancies that constitute attitudes, subjective-norms, and perceived behavioral control. The panelists will discuss how these theoretical constructs affect behavior in past and emerging models of prevention and opiate harm reduction.

Authors

• Aaron Vissman, Center for Health and Human Services Research, Talbert House

• Amber Nicole Manzo, University of Cincinnati