Antidepressants abuse in subjects with opioid use disorders: A 10-year study in the French OPPIDUM program.

Accumulating evidence shows that some antidepressants are abused for their psychostimulant effects, but the extent of antidepressants abuse is unknown in subjects with opioid use disorders (OUD). The objective of this work is to assess the prevalence of antidepressant abuse and its correlates in subjects with OUD. Subjects ≥18 year-old in an opiate maintenance treatment (OMT) program who reported using an antidepressant were selected from the OPPIDUM program from 2011 to 2020.

Impact of pregnancy on psychoactive substance use among women with substance use disorders recruited in addiction specialized care centers in France.

Pregnancy can be a motivation for decrease in drug abusing but may also represent a period of high vulnerability for relapse. We aimed to assess psychoactive substance use among women with substance use disorders followed in addiction care centers in France. We analyzed data from women aged 15-44 years included in the 'Observation of illegal drugs and misuse of psychotropic medication (OPPIDUM) survey', an annual cross-sectional survey collecting details on psychoactive substances used.

[Surveillance system on drug abuse: Interest of the French national OPPIDUM program of French addictovigilance network].

It is important to assess drug abuse liability in 'real life' using different surveillance systems. OPPIDUM ('Observation of illegal drugs and misuse of psychotropic medications') surveillance system anonymously collects information on drug abuse and dependence observed in patients recruited in specialized care centers dedicated to drug dependence. The aim of this article is to demonstrate the utility of OPPIDUM system using 2015 data.

[Characteristics of subjects under opiate maintenance treatment in primary care using the OPEMA data 2013].

Aim: The objective of the study is to describe the characteristics of subjects under opiate maintenance treatment by general practionners (GPs).

Method: Data analysis from observatory for pharmacodependency in ambulatory medicine survey (observation des pharmacodépendances en médecine ambulatoire [OPEMA]) program in 2013 of the subjects under high dosage buprenorphine (HDB) and methadone prescribed or obtained illegally reported by GPs in France.

Results: Survey concerned consumers with 862, 433 and 429 of high dosage buprenorphine and respectively methadone.