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Objective
According to persons who inject morphine, oral morphine capsules are easy to dissolve and then inject, giving them the image of an "injectable" opioid substitution treatment (OST). In France, validated OSTs are only available orally, so dissolving morphine capsules represents the only alternative for patients who are not sufficiently relieved by oral forms. We conducted an online survey among the people concerned to collect data on their needs and expectations regarding a possible injectable substitution.
Findings/Key points
Oral morphine capsules dissolved and injected intravenously are not a safe and sustainable injectable substitution. Respondents wish to be able to benefit from an injectable substitution with a formulation adapted to the intravenous route. The availability of an injectable substitution would facilitate harm reduction and entry into care for the people concerned, particularly the youngest who have never received morphine prescriptions.
Design/methods
Anonymous online survey (n=157 usable responses)
