Trends in Buprenorphine Treatment in the United States, 2009-2018

JAMA. 2020 Jan 21;323(3):276-277. doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.18913.

Abstract

This study assessed the number of individuals receiving treatment for opioid use disorder in the United States by age group and sex using a national prescription database to compare between the number of buprenorphine prescriptions filled and the number of US opioid-related overdose deaths.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Age Distribution
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Buprenorphine / therapeutic use*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Narcotic Antagonists / therapeutic use*
  • Opiate Substitution Treatment / statistics & numerical data
  • Opiate Substitution Treatment / trends*
  • Opioid-Related Disorders / drug therapy*
  • Sex Distribution
  • United States
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Narcotic Antagonists
  • Buprenorphine