Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
New Patients in Treatment for Opioid Addiction in Spain |
| Authors: |
Jose Pulido, Guadalupe Pastor-Moreno, Juan Miguel Guerras, María José Belza, Ana Cáceres, Lucía Cea-Soriano, Luis Sordo |
| Source: |
Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment, Vol 17 (2023) |
| Publisher Information: |
SAGE Publishing, 2023. |
| Publication Year: |
2023 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Public aspects of medicine |
| Subject Terms: |
Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270 |
| More Details: |
Introduction: Patients seeking first time treatment for opioid consumption reflect the characteristics of the consumer population. This group has not been studied in Spain in decades. The objective of this study was to characterize the opioid user population seeking first time treatment (incidents) and compare them group with those with prior treatment (prevalents). Methods: Cross-sectional study (N = 3325) with patients with opioid addiction seeking care at public addiction centers in the Community of Madrid from 2017 through 2019. Differentiation and comparisons were carried out using bivariate analysis, adjusted by sociodemographic characteristics related and those related to substance use consumption in incident and prevalent patients. Results: About 12.2% were incidents. Compared to prevalents, there were more foreigners (34.1% vs 19.1% P .001). Discussion: New patients presented a profile with many stable characteristics, but which highlighted an increase in the use of other opioids, as occurs in the international context. Surveillance of the new patient characteristics can serve as an early indicator of consumption changes in. Thus, periodic monitoring is important. |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
1178-2218
11782218 |
| Relation: |
https://doaj.org/toc/1178-2218 |
| DOI: |
10.1177/11782218231182552 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/2711063a2bd641b2a7e554e6c655aefa |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.2711063a2bd641b2a7e554e6c655aefa |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
