Patients admitted to treatment for substance use disorder in Norway: a population-based case-control study of socio-demographic correlates and comparative analyses across substance use disorders.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Improved knowledge regarding socio-demographic correlates of people with substance use disorders (SUDs) is essential to better plan and provide adequate services for SUD patients and their families, and to improve our understanding of the complex mechanisms underlying progression into and development of various SUDs. This study aimed to: i) describe demographic, economic, and social correlates of people with SUDs in comparison with those of the general population and ii) compare these correlates across SUDs from licit versus illicit substances, as well as across specific SUDs.

Methods

A national population-based case-control study included all SUD patients enrolled in specialized drug treatment in Norway in 2009-2010 (N = 31 245) and a population control sample, f

SUBMITTER: Amundsen EJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9020072 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature