Affiliation:
1. Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
2. Tayside Substance Misuse Service, Dundee, UK
3. Department of Population Health and Genomics, School of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
4. Department of Population Health Sciences, Medical Research Institute, Dundee, UK
Abstract
Introduction There are concerns about rising drug-related deaths and the potential contribution of prescription analgesics. There is limited understanding regarding the role of prescription analgesics in non-fatal overdoses (NFODs), nor is there a good understanding of what factors are associated with more severe overdose. Objectives To explore risk factors and characteristics of NFODs among people attending a specialist community-based substance misuse service. Methods After Caldicott approval, data on NFODs, in people attending the Tayside Substance Misuse Service (TSMS), were extracted from the Scottish Ambulance Service database, along with opioid replacement therapy (ORT) prescribing data. Statistical analysis was performed using R studio and Microsoft Excel. Results 557 people (78% [434/556] male, mean age ± standard deviation 38.4 ± 7.95) had an NFOD. Repeat NFODs were more likely in males compared to females ( p < .0065). Males were more likely to be administered naloxone (OR = 1.94, 95% CI = 1.10–3.40, p < .02). NFODs at home were more likely to be moderate to severe (categorized by Glasgow Comma Scale [ p < .02, OR = 4.95, 95% CI = 1.24–24.38]). Methadone (321/557, 57.63%), benzodiazepines (281/557, 50.45%) and heroin (244/557, 43.81%) were the commonest substances: prescribed methadone overdose was more likely than buprenorphine ( p < .00001). Opioids and benzodiazepines were often taken together (275/557, 49.40%), with almost all gabapentinoid NFODs also involving opioids (60/61, 98.40%). Conclusions Polysubstance use with opioids prescribed for ORT, such as methadone, is highly likely to be implicated in NFOD, with males being at the highest risk of severe and repeat NFOD. Future work should focus on strategies to further reduce NFODs.
Funder
Medical Research Scotland
Subject
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
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