Sociodemographic and clinical profiles of individuals with opioid dependence syndrome presenting to a tertiary care center in Assam: A retrospective review.

Background: Opioid dependence is a critical public health issue in Northeast India, with limited data available on the affected population.

Aim: This study examines the sociodemographic and clinical profiles of opioid-dependent individuals in Assam.

Methods: A retrospective review was conducted of 238 patients diagnosed with opioid dependence at a tertiary care addiction treatment center in Assam, covering records from January 2022 to January 2023.

The sociodemographic profile and the challenges associated with treatment and rehabilitation in female heroin users: A case series from Northeast India.

Females with opioid use disorder (OUD) rarely seek help for addiction. We present a series of seven females with OUD attending a tertiary care addiction treatment setting in Assam between December 2022 to August 2023. Most of the patients were primary-educated, young adults, housewives, from lower to middle socioeconomic strata, and were residents of rural or semi-urban areas.