Long-term treatment outcomes in a First Nations high school population with opioid use disorder

Original research
par
Srivastava, Anita et al

Date de publication

2020

Géographie

Canada

Langue de la ressource

English

Texte disponible en version intégrale

Oui

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

Non

Évalué par des pairs

Yes

L’objectif

To assess for long-term positive effects of buprenorphine treatment (BT) on opioid use disorder (OUD) at a Nishnawbe Aski Nation high school clinic

Constatations/points à retenir

The study results suggest that offering OUD treatment to youth in the form of BT in a high school clinic might be an effective strategy for promoting positive long-term health and social outcomes. Clinical treatment guidelines currently recommend long-term opioid agonist treatment as the treatment of choice for OUD in the general population; they should consider adding youth to the population that might also benefit.

La conception ou méthodologie de recherche

Telephone survey (n=32)

Mots clés

Indigenous
Youth
Substitution/OAT
About PWUD