Commentary on Cochran et al.: Meeting people where they are in addictions research.

Abstract

In addiction treatment, it’s important to ‘meet people where they are’. However, in research, we commonly ask participants to meet us where we are in the interventions we develop. Cochran et al. report on a patient navigation intervention for pregnant and postpartum people with opioid use disorder. Their study illustrates a delicate balance reached between the research need to maximize scientific rigor and the clinical need to ‘meet people where they are’.