Intervention Development and Pilot Study to Prevent Untreated Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Opioid Use Disorder

Intervention Development and Pilot Study to Prevent Untreated Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Opioid Use Disorder

This study will design and pilot/feasibility test a culturally grounded intervention to increase the treatment seeking of Pacific Islanders with opioid use disorders in formal services.

For the clinical trial arm of this pilot/feasibility study, the investigators will conduct a pilot/feasibility test of our conceptual model of culturally grounded intervention components with 20 Pacific Islander adults with experience with opioid use disorders, then conduct 2 focus groups per site to finalize the components and items for larger R01 pilot and randomized wait-list controlled testing.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Of Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian or part-Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian heritage.
• Live in Utah or Hawaii.
• For all lay Pacific Islander adult participants: must be over 18 years of age.
• Fluent (oral and reading) in English or Native Hawaiian.

For target Pacific Islander participants with OUDs, additional inclusion criteria is:

- Presence of active OUD, as screened via 8-item Rapid Opioid Dependence Scale.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Do not meet inclusion criteria,
• Are unwilling to participate,
• Fails to provide or retracts consent,
• Reside outside the target communities of Utah or Hawaii