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OMT patients who use needle exhange services - Do they still benefit from treatment?. Linn Gjersing & Anne Line Bretteville-Jensen. Opioid maintenance treatment. Administration of opioids Effective Improve somatic health Reduce Opioid use Mortality risk Criminal activity. Objectives.
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OMT patients who use needle exhange services-Do they still benefit from treatment? Linn Gjersing & Anne Line Bretteville-Jensen
Opioid maintenancetreatment • Administrationofopioids • Effective • Improvesomatichealth • Reduce • Opioiduse • Mortality risk • Criminalactivity
Objectives • OMT ptswhocontinue drug use • Benefit from treatment? • Differ from other opioid users? • Previous OMT pts • Never in OMT?
Methods • Cross-sectionalstudy (2002-2011) • Needle-exchange program • Interviews
Descriptionofsample • N=1,827 • 1,102 Never in OMT • 34.6 yrs • 358 Current OMT pts • 37.4 yrs • 367 Previous OMT pts • 37.6 yrs • 1/3 women 70% methadone 30% subutex/subuxone
Total injections per month2002-2011 n=1795 *Linear regressionanalysis
Theft2002-2011 n=1795 *Logisticregressionanalysis
Overdose previousmonth2002-2011 n=1795 *Logisticregressionanalysis
Overdose previousmonth2006-2011 n=930 *Logisticregressionanalysis
Summary • OMT pts • Higherproportionwithlong-termaccomodation • Less • Homeless • Heroin and amphetamine • Injections • Illegal activites • Overdoses previousmonth • Methadone • Less overdoses • OMT ptswhocontinue to use drugs and inject still benefit from treatment
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