{"id":27002,"date":"2024-02-02T13:03:07","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T19:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwdev.uwm.edu\/letters-science\/?p=26930"},"modified":"2024-02-05T09:23:10","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T15:23:10","slug":"why-public-health-campaigns-about-opioid-misuse-work-or-dont","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus\/why-public-health-campaigns-about-opioid-misuse-work-or-dont\/","title":{"rendered":"Why public health campaigns about opioid misuse work \u2013 or don\u2019t"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Young people aged 15-24 have experienced the greatest percentage increase in opioid overdose deaths in recent years. Yet the same age group is often resistant to the influence of public health campaigns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The effectiveness of ad campaigns targeting young adults depends on a wide range of factors, said Xiaoxia Cao, an associate professor of communication who conducts health communication research with an emphasis on anti-prescription opioid campaigns. The audience\u2019s experience with prescription opioids and the way that information about the dangers of prescription opioids is delivered both matter for the campaigns\u2019 success, she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In her last two publications, Cao zeroed in on the emotional and psychological factors that affect the effectiveness of anti-drug messages. 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