Prescription of High-Dose Opioids Among People Living with HIV in British Columbia, Canada.

People living with HIV (PLHIV) often experience pain for which opioid medications may be prescribed. Thus, these individuals are particularly vulnerable to opioid-related harms, including overdose, misuse, and addiction, particularly when prescribed at high doses. We used a comprehensive linked popu...

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Published in:AIDS & Behavior Vol. 23; no. 12; pp. 3331 - 3340
Main Authors: Clark, Jessica, Fairbairn, Nadia, Nolan, Seonaid, Li, Tian, Wu, Anthony, Barrios, Rolando, Montaner, Julio, Ti, Lianping, the STOP HIV/AIDS in BC Study Group, Daly, Patty, Gustafson, Reka, Kendall, Perry R. W., Panessa, Ciro, Heath, Kate, Hogg, Robert S., Montaner, Julio S. G.
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Springer Nature Dec2019
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