New Patients in Treatment for Opioid Addiction in Spain

Introduction: Patients seeking first time treatment for opioid consumption reflect the characteristics of the consumer population. This group has not been studied in Spain in decades. The objective of this study was to characterize the opioid user population seeking first time treatment (incidents)...

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Veröffentlicht in:Substance abuse : research and treatment 2023-01, Vol.17, p.11782218231182552-11782218231182552
Hauptverfasser: Pulido, Jose, Pastor-Moreno, Guadalupe, Guerras, Juan Miguel, Belza, María José, Cáceres, Ana, Cea-Soriano, Lucía, Sordo, Luis
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Zusammenfassung:Introduction: Patients seeking first time treatment for opioid consumption reflect the characteristics of the consumer population. This group has not been studied in Spain in decades. The objective of this study was to characterize the opioid user population seeking first time treatment (incidents) and compare them group with those with prior treatment (prevalents). Methods: Cross-sectional study (N = 3325) with patients with opioid addiction seeking care at public addiction centers in the Community of Madrid from 2017 through 2019. Differentiation and comparisons were carried out using bivariate analysis, adjusted by sociodemographic characteristics related and those related to substance use consumption in incident and prevalent patients. Results: About 12.2% were incidents. Compared to prevalents, there were more foreigners (34.1% vs 19.1% P 
ISSN:1178-2218
1178-2218
DOI:10.1177/11782218231182552