Journal article
Rates of opioid agonist treatment prescribing in provincial prisons in Ontario, Canada, 2015–2018: a repeated cross-sectional analysis
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To describe opioid agonist treatment prescribing rates in provincial prisons and compare with community prescribing rates.
DESIGN: We used quarterly, cross-sectional data on the number and proportion of people prescribed opioid agonist treatment in prison populations. Trends were compared with Ontario surveillance data from prescribers, reported on a monthly basis.
Authors
Bodkin C; Bondy S; Regenstreif L; Kiefer L; Kouyoumdjian F
Journal
BMJ Open, Vol. 11, No. 11,
Publisher
BMJ
Publication Date
November 2021
DOI
10.1136/bmjopen-2021-048944
ISSN
2044-6055