Opioid use disorder (OUD) and treatment for opioid problems among OUD symptom subtypes in individuals misusing opioids.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In 2021, approximately 60 million individuals worldwide and 9 million individuals in the United States (US) reported opioid misuse. In the US, 2.5 million have OUD, of which only about a third receive any substance abuse treatment. OUD is often regarded as a monolithic disorder but different opioid problem subtypes may exist beyond DSM-IV/5 criteria. Understanding the characteristics of these subtypes could be useful for informing treatment and intervention strategies.

Methods

Latent class analysis was used to identify OUD symptom subtypes among persons in the US who reported misusing prescription opioids or heroin in the 2015-2018 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (n=10,928). Regression analyses were utilized to determine associations between class membershi

SUBMITTER: Miller EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10897812 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature