Stimulant use disorder diagnosis and opioid agonist treatment dispensation following release from prison: a cohort study

• Main Authors: Heather Palis (Author), Bin Zhao (Author), Pam Young (Author), Mo Korchinski (Author), Leigh Greiner (Author), Tonia Nicholls (Author), Amanda Slaunwhite (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Concurrent opioid and stimulant use is on the rise in North America. This increasing trend of use has been observed in the general population, and among people released from prison in British Columbia (BC), who face an elevated risk of overdose post-release. Opioid agonist treatm...