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Patient characteristics in relation to opioid exposure in a chronic non-cancer pain population.
Scand J Pain
January 2024
Department of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Center for Primary Health Care Research, Lund University, Jan Waldenströms Gata 35, 202 13 Malmö, Sweden.
Objectives: The efficacy of long-term opioid therapy (LTOT) in treating patients with chronic non-cancer pain (CnCP) is questionable, and the potential risks of adverse effects are well established. The aims were as follows: (1) compare characteristics in patients exposed to LTOT vs non-exposed. (2) Regarding opioid-exposed patients, describe characteristics of patients with risk factors for opioid use disorder or overdose in relation to opioid dosage.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMonitoring opioid analgesic misuse, abuse and dependence: What to the data from addictovigilance tell us about the situation in France?
Therapie
December 2024
Service de pharmacologie médicale et clinique, centre d'évaluation et d'information sur la pharmacodépendance - addictovigilance, hôpitaux de Toulouse, université de Toulouse, 31000 Toulouse, France.
The opioid epidemic has emerged in the USA in the late 1990s and widespread to Canada, Australia, and the UK to a lesser extent in the more recent years. At the European level, several studies performed in different European countries have highlighted that prescription opioid use increased substantially over the last decade, and several proxies for misuse show a parallel increasing trend. The French addictovigilance experience on opioid analgesics is a good example of a specific dedicated monitoring, taking into account in a global and multisource perspective, patterns of utilization, population involved in problematic use, ways of acquisition and health complications.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrevalence and factors associated with tramadol use among university students in Ghana: a cross-sectional survey.
BMC Psychiatry
November 2024
School of Psychology and Educational Sciences, The National Educational University, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Article Synopsis
- Increasing non-medical use and addiction to tramadol among undergraduate students in Ghana is a pressing concern, especially given its negative impact on social and cognitive functions.
- A study involving 600 students showed a lifetime prevalence of tramadol use at 17.8%, with most users also engaging in other substance use.
- Key factors linked to higher tramadol use included being male, having previously used cannabis, and demographics such as age (20-24 years), marital status (single), and being a first-year student.
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