Journal article
Treatment Outcomes in Patients With Opioid Use Disorder Who Were First Introduced to Opioids by Prescription: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Prescription opioid misuse has led to a new cohort of opioid use disorder (OUD) patients who were introduced to opioids through a legitimate prescription. This change has caused a shift in the demographic profile of OUD patients from predominantly young men to middle age and older people. The management of OUD includes medication-assisted treatment (MAT), which produces varying rates of treatment response. In this study, we will …
Authors
Sanger N; Bhatt M; Singhal N; Panesar B; D’Elia A; Trottier M; Shahid H; Hillmer A; Baptist-Mohseni N; Roczyki V
Journal
Frontiers in Psychiatry, Vol. 11, ,
Publisher
Frontiers
DOI
10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00812
ISSN
1664-0640