[The prevalence of buprenorphine consumption in a sample of outpatient drug abusers].
We studied 184 patients with DSM III-R diagnostic criteria for opioid dependence who attended the Sta. Eulalia's CAS (outpatients facility) during 18 months in order to measure the buprenorphine use. We collected the data from the patient's reports on the present buprenorphine use. The period prevalence was 79% (43.5% of them were occasional users and 35.5% habitual; whereas the point prevalence was 16.8% (6.5% occasional users and 10.3% habitual). The average of buprenorphine use was 6.1 +/- 9.9 months. Main method of consume is crushing the pill then dilute it and then injecting the solution e.v. The usual way of getting the substance is from illegal market (about 65% of patients get it in this way). About the third of our patients have been involved in the illegal traffic of in this drug anytime. From the data presented above we conclude that a more strict control of buprenorphine in highly recommended.
Seguí
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CAS Sta. Eulalia, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona.
Cascio
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Aragón
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Llovet
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JM
Soler
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JM
Salvador
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D002047:Buprenorphine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004363:Drug Utilization; D006801:Humans; D010045:Outpatients / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015995:Prevalence; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*
D002047:Buprenorphine
Prevalencia del consumo de buprenorfina en una muestra de pacientes toxicómanos ambulatorios.