WHO updates guidelines on opioid dependence treatment and overdose prevention
21- to 35-year-olds represent 77% of people who enter treatment for opioid use disorder, but the average age of first-time use of prescription painkillers was 21.2 years in 2013. It is not as widely used as buprenorphine or methadone for OUD due to low rates of patient acceptance, non-adherence due to daily dosing, and difficulty … Read more