Opioid Substitution Treatment

National Opioid Maintenance Treatment Conference

18 October 2018

Oslo

Norway

The national opioid maintenance conference is a biennial meeting place for networking, updates in the field, and capacity-building. Participants includes experts within opioid treatment, specialized health care providers, municipal service providers, patient advocacy groups, and other organizations involved in wraparound care.

The Use of Non-Prescribed Benzodiazepines and/or Amphetamines Predict Treatment Instability in Opioid Maintenance Treatment

Book

26 May 2018

INTRODUCTION: Opioid maintenance treatment (OMT) is a long-term intervention aiming at stability and reduced risk for patients. This project aims to estimate the 1-year drop-out rate of from OMT and to investigate factors associated with...

Cost of Provision of Opioid Substitution Therapy Provision in Tijuana, Mexico

Scientific article

23 May 2018

Abstract Background Mexico recently enacted drug policy reform to decriminalize possession of small amounts of illicit drugs and mandated that police refer identified substance users to drug treatment. However, the economic implications of...

Challenges in Implementing Opioid agonist Therapy in Lebanon: A Qualitative Study from a User’s Perspective

Scientific article

19 April 2018

Abstract Background Opioid agonist therapy (OAT) has been implemented for the treatment of individuals with opioid use disorders in Lebanon since 2011, but has not been evaluated yet. The aim of the study is to describe the implementation...

Mortality Risk During and After Opioid Substitution Treatment

Scientific article

17 March 2017

ABSTRACT Objective To compare the risk for all cause and overdose mortality in people with opioid dependence during and after substitution treatment with methadone or buprenorphine and to characterise trends in risk of mortality after...

Medications in Drug Treatment: Tackling the Risks to Children – One Year on

Book

1 November 2015

This ‘One Year On’ report expands upon the findings and recommendations of Adfam’s Medications in Drug Treatment: Tackling the risks to children, published in 2014, and further contributes to the debate on reducing the risks to children...

Medications in drug treatment - one year on

Medications in Drug Treatment – Tackling the Risks to Children

Book

1 April 2014

This report examines cases where children have died or come to harm from ingesting Opioid Substitution Treatment (OST) medicines prescribed to help people overcome drug addiction. There have been 17 Serious Case Reviews involving the...