Original research
by
Young, Samantha et al
Release Date
2022
Geography
Canada
Language of Resource
English
Full Text Available
No
Open Access / OK to Reproduce
No
Peer Reviewed
Yes
Objective
We aimed to identify and characterize patients receiving safer supply immediate-release hydromorphone (IRH) and their prescribers in Ontario.
Findings/Key points
Clinicians are increasingly prescribing safer supply IRH in Ontario. Patients prescribed safer supply IRH had demographic and clinical characteristics associated with high risk of death from opioid-related overdose. Short-term deaths among people receiving safer supply IRH were rare.
Design/methods
Provincial health data from 2016 to 2020: 534 initiations of safer supply IRH (447 distinct individuals) from 155 prescribers.
Keywords
Evidence base
Safer supply
Advocacy
About PWUD
Outcomes
Mortality
Transitions in care/treatment
