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2023
In a recently published study by SERAF, in collaboration with the NIPH and KORFOR, researchers have examined fatal overdoses and associated factors among individuals who had been pharmacologically treated for chronic pain.
Among patients in opioid maintenance treatment (OMT), the use of additional high-risk prescription drugs can increase the risk of overdose. OMT patients in Norway frequently filled prescriptions for multiple high-risk drugs, and in higher doses than the general population.
People in OMT treatment who enter prison are a vulnerable group with complex challenges related to mental health. Despite the fact that they make up a significant and increasing proportion of the prison population, there is little knowledge about this vulnerable group.
Increased use of cocaine among younger adults in Norway has lately been the focus of many Norwegian media outlets.
The first findings from the evaluation of heroin-assisted treatment (HAT) indicate that patients perceive it to be a useful treatment.
As part of the POINT project, the article "Can academic detailing reduce opioid prescriptions in chronic non-cancer pain?" has been published in BMC Primary Care. The article is a collaboration between researchers at SERAF UiO, NIPH, NTNU, St. Olav Hospital and RELIS.
New PriSUD article on mortality and incarceration in Health and Justice