A method to diagnose opioid dependence resulting from heroin versus prescription opioids using the Composite International Diagnostic Interview.
Treatment research with opioid-dependent populations has not traditionally distinguished between those dependent on prescription opioids versus dependent upon heroin. Evidence suggests there is a substantial subpopulation of individuals with opioid dependence resulting largely or exclusively from prescription opioid use. Because this subpopulation may respond to treatment differently from heroin users, a method for discriminating DSM-IV opioid dependence due to prescription opioid use would provide more precision when examining this population. This paper describes an innovative method using a currently available diagnostic instrument, to diagnose DSM-IV opioid dependence and distinguish between dependence resulting from prescription opioids versus dependence upon heroin.
Potter
Jennifer S
JS
McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, United States.potterjs@uthscsa.ed
Prather
Kristi
K
Kropp
Frankie
F
Byrne
Mimmie
M
Sullivan
C Rollynn
CR
Mohamedi
Nadia
N
Copersino
Marc L
ML
Weiss
Roger D
RD
D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D003932:Heroin; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D055553:Prescription Drugs; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
D055553:Prescription Drugs; D003932:Heroin