title: [General Practitioners' Contribution to Dependence Assessment: the OPEMA             Programme].
abstract: Aim. This study presents the OPEMA (Observation des pharmacodépendances en médecine           ambulatoire) programme and the main results of its last annual survey (november 2010).             Method. Collected data concern mainly subjects' sociodemographic situation,           their state of health and their current consumption of psychoactive substance. Results. In           2010, 1394 subjects have been included, describing 2 450 consumptions of psychoactive           susbtance. Their mean age is 38,2±12,7 years. Eighty-six per cent have a stable           accomodation and 52% are in employment. Fifty-six percent of included subjects present a           psychiatric comorbidity. Among included subjects, HIV and HVC prevalence is respectively           3% and 20%. Fourty-five percent of included subjects have been using intraveinous route,           6% of whom using it currently. Eighty-two percent consume opiate maintenance treatment and           29% benzodiazepines. Conclusion. The OPEMA programme supplement the french           pharmacodependence assessment system with collecting data from general practitioners, and           promotes a global knowledge of dependent subjects' state of health.
authors.affiliation: Centre associé au CEIP-Addictovigilance PACA-Corse, Laboratoire de Santé Publique, Faculté de Médecine, Aix-Marseille Université, EA 3279, Marseille, France - CEIP-Addictovigilance PACA Corse, Pharmacologie Clinique, Hôpital de la Timone, CHU de Marseille, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Moracchini
authors.forename: Veronica
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Orleans
authors.forename: Samira
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miloudi
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Frauger
authors.forename: Joëlle
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Micallef
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Thirion
mesh_terms: D001569:Benzodiazepines; D015897:Comorbidity; D058005:General Practitioners; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D001569:Benzodiazepines