Large and non-specific somatic disease burdens among ageing, long-term opioid maintenance treatment patients

Large and non-specific somatic disease burdens among ageing, long-term opioid maintenance treatment patients

Abstract Objectives To describe and explore somatic disease burdens of ageing long-term patients in opioid maintenance treatment (OMT), a unique population emerging in countries offering OMT as a long-term treatment. Methods We used data from the Norwegian Cohort of Patient in Opioid Maintenance Tre...

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Main Authors: David Medved, Thomas Clausen, Anne Bukten, Ronny Bjørnestad, Ashley Elizabeth Muller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
Subjects:
Opioid maintenance treatment
Opioids
Somatic disease burden
Ageing
Chronic disease
Mental distress
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13011-020-00311-4

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