Characteristics of methadone maintenance treatment patients prescribed opioid analgesics.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Opioid analgesic use and disorders have dramatically increased among the general American population and those receiving methadone maintenance treatment (MMT). Most research among MMT patients focuses on opioid analgesics misuse or disorders; few studies focus on MMT patients prescribed opioid analgesics. We describe demographic, clinical, and substance use characteristics of MMT patients prescribed opioid analgesics and compare them with MMT patients not prescribed opioid analgesics.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional secondary data analysis using screening interviews from a parent study. From 2012 to 2015, we recruited adults from 3 MMT Bronx clinics. Questionnaire data included patterns of opioid analgesic use, substance use, comorbid illnesses, and demogra

SUBMITTER: Glenn MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4935628 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul-Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature