Table 1:

Composition of stakeholder focus groups and lines of questioning as part of the Stakeholder Engagement in Research Question Development (SEED) Method, in a rural community impacted by the opioid epidemic in Southern Virginia

Stakeholder group	Areas of inquiry
Family and friends of opioid users	Pathway to opioid misuse	Impacts of opioid misuse	Barriers and facilitators to recovery	Experience with the legal system
Recovery service providers	Impact of opioid crisis	Available services	Marketing and community awareness	Prevention strategies
Treatment service providers	Availability, effectiveness and barriers to treatment	Populations accessing treatment services	Communication strategies about available treatment services	Prevention activities in community
Decision- and policymakers	Causes of the opioid crisis	Impact of the issue on health professionals	Effectiveness of policies and programs	Assessment of the impact of programs and policies