Trajectories of non-prescribed buprenorphine and other opioid use: A multi-trajectory latent class growth analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

With the increasing use of non-prescribed buprenorphine (NPB), we need more data to identify the longitudinal patterns of NPB use. The goal of this natural history study is to characterize heterogeneity in trajectories of NPB, other opioid use, and participation in medication for opioid disorder (MOUD) treatment among a community-recruited sample of individuals with current opioid use disorder (OUD).

Methods

The study recruited a community-based sample of 357 individuals with OUD who used NPB in the past 6 months in Ohio, United States, for baseline and follow-up assessments (every 6 months for 2 years) of drug use, treatment participation, and other health and psychosocial characteristics. The study used multiple imputation to handle missing data. We used a mul

SUBMITTER: Daniulaityte R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10044504 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature