Clinical characteristics of central European and North American samples of pregnant women screened for opioid agonist treatment.
Eur Addict Res
; 16(2): 99-107, 2010.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20160444
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Little comparable information is available regarding clinical characteristics of opioid-dependent women from different countries. In the present study, women from the USA, Canada and a Central European country, Austria, screened for participation in the Maternal Opioid Treatment Human Experimental Research study, were compared with respect to their demographic and addiction histories.METHODS:
Pregnant women (n = 1,074) were screened for study participation using uniformed clinical criteria and instruments. The screening results were compared with regard to exclusion, demographics, drug use, and psychosocial and treatment histories.RESULTS:
Compared to the screened US and Canadian women, Austrian women were more likely to be younger (p < 0.001), white (p < 0.001), had significantly lower levels of educational attainment (p < 0.001), were less likely to use opioids daily (p < 0.001) and more likely to have been prescribed buprenorphine (p < 0.001). Compared to both rural and urban US groups, the Austrian group was less likely to have legal issues (p < 0.001) and was younger when first prescribed agonist medication (p < 0.001).CONCLUSION:
The differences between North American and European groups may offer unique insights concerning treatment and pregnancy outcomes for opioid-dependent pregnant women.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pregnancy Complications
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Mass Screening
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Patient Selection
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Drug Users
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Opioid-Related Disorders
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
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Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
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Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
Eur Addict Res
Journal subject:
TRANSTORNOS RELACIONADOS COM SUBSTANCIAS
Year:
2010
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Austria