Evidence of increased Fentanyl use during the Covid-19 pandemic among opioid agonist treatment patients in Ontario, Canada
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14907344 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kristen A Morin (0009-0001-4059-3475, NOSM University), Shreedhar Acharya (0000-0002-2153-6272, NOSM University), Joseph K Eibl (NOSM University), David C Marsh (0000-0002-8769-1785, NOSM University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 90 |
| Pages | 103088 |
| Publication date | 2021-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Drug Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0955-3959 • E-ISSN: 1873-4758 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.drugpo.2020.103088 |
| PMID | 33385974 |
| OpenAlex | W3116680253 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 2 |
The use of fentanyl increased by 108% among OAT patients in Ontario during the COVID 19 pandemic. We argue that the persistent increase of fentanyl exposure over time, specifically in the OAT population, suggests that reduced monitoring may decrease OAT's effectiveness and negatively impact patient outcomes
Agonist · Anesthesia · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Environmental health · Fentanyl · Opioid · Pandemic · Population · Public health · Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation · Medicine · Nursing · Opioid Use Disorder Treatment · Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects · Emergency Medicine · Internal Medicine
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| Citations per year | 1.4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |