Misuse of Substitution Drugs in the Substitution-Based Therapy.
Eur Addict Res
; 22(6): 322-328, 2016.
Article
em En
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| ID: mdl-27504977
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The reasons for, and the extent of, misuse of prescribed substitution medication as well as parallel consumption of other drugs during substitution-based therapy have still not been adequately researched in Germany.METHODS:
This study examines the use of substitution medication in German substitution clinics utilizing a nationwide survey with anonymised questionnaires.RESULTS:
The analysis of the 605 questionnaires showed a 30-day consumption prevalence of 8.8% with regard to misuse of substitution substances. The lack of available heroin (38%) and the lack of open spots in treatment programs (21%) were quoted as being the main reasons for the misuse of substitution medication.CONCLUSION:
Although the misuse of substitution medications is considered an important problem, our study showed that the current misuse was prevalent only among a minority of the patients. German regulations focused on the avoidance of misuse might be partially contributing to the problem.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Medicamentos sob Prescrição
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Tratamento de Substituição de Opiáceos
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Uso Indevido de Medicamentos sob Prescrição
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Analgésicos Opioides
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Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Opioides
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur Addict Res
Assunto da revista:
TRANSTORNOS RELACIONADOS COM SUBSTANCIAS
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Alemanha