Treatment outcomes in patients with opioid use disorder initiated by prescription: a systematic review protocol

DiscussionWe expect that this review will help determine whether patients that were initially exposed to opioids through a prescription differ in OST treatment outcomes in comparison to people who used opioids through illicit means. We hope that this review will provide evidence related to prescription opioids exposure and future treatment outcomes, which will aid clinicians in their decisions to prescribe opioids or not for specific populations at risk.Systematic review registrationPROSPEROCRD42017058143
Source: Systematic Reviews - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research