Lit review
by
Sud, Abhimanyu, et al
Release Date
2021
Geography
International
Language of Resource
English
Full Text Available
Yes
Open Access / OK to Reproduce
Yes
Peer Reviewed
Yes
Objective
This review synthesizes the literature on the perspectives and experiences of people who use drugs to better understand motivations and behaviors related to the extramedical use and diversion of buprenorphine
Findings/Key points
The review identified varied and often divergent perspectives and experiences with extramedical buprenorphine use. An examination of the reported “normalizing” effects of extramedical buprenorphine suggests this practice as extending medicalized discipline beyond the clinical environment. Taken together, these findings identify a need to move beyond the tension of harm-reducing versus harm-producing effects toward forms of health care and promotion that focus on the needs, perspectives, and priorities of people who use drugs.
Design/methods
The review includes all primary qualitative and mixed-methods studies (n=21) related to the perspectives and experiences of people who use drugs on extramedical buprenorphine use.
Keywords
About prescribers
About PWUD
Substitution/OAT
Stigma
Diversion