"We need to build a better bridge": findings from a multi-site qualitative analysis of opportunities for improving opioid treatment services for youth

• Main Authors: Kirsten Marchand (Author), Oonagh Fogarty (Author), Katrina Marie Pellatt (Author), Kayly Vig (Author), Jordan Melnychuk (Author), Christina Katan (Author), Faria Khan (Author), Roxanne Turuba (Author), Linda Kongnetiman (Author), Corinne Tallon (Author), Jill Fairbank (Author), Steve Mathias (Author), Skye Barbic (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Adolescence and young adulthood is an important period for substance use initiation and related harms. In the context of the ongoing opioid crisis, the risks for youth (ages 16-29) who use opioids are particularly heightened. Despite recommendations to adopt a developmentally app...