New in SAj: Perceptions of prescription opioid use among rural farming and ranching communities: Preliminary implications for outreach and treatment

The purpose of this study was to explore the prevalence and perceptions related to prescription opioids among rural producers and farmworkers. Authors, Kristine Ramsay-Seaner, PhD, Amber Letcher, PhD, Meagan Scott Hoffman, PhD, Emily Anderson, MA and Charlotte Heckmann, BS, found that outreach efforts that increase access to healthcare services and alternative pain management treatments for agricultural workers may mitigate the experience of chronic pain that can interfere with their overall quality of life.

You can find this article in SAj Volume 43, Issue 1 or you can read it here.