Polysubstance abuse associated with more frequent opioid use among patients in rural primary care settings.
CONCLUSIONS: Individuals who are polysubstance users have a higher likelihood of opioid use. Interventions that target opioid use would serve the population stronger by including screenings and potential treatments for polysubstance use additionally.
PMID: 32885836 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of Opioid Management - Category: Addiction Tags: J Opioid Manag Source Type: research
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