Repurposing prescribed hydromorphone: Alternative uses of safer supply and tablet-injectable opioid agonist treatment to meet unaddressed health needs
Our findings demonstrate how people who use drugs are maximizing the benefits of tablet hydromorphone distribution to address unmet needs. Hydromorphone distribution programs represent a public health and harm reduction intervention that is usefully addressing experiences related to structural vulnerabilities (such as inadequate pain management), which are often overlooked amongst stigmatized groups.
Authors
- Jeanette M. Bowles (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4870-2346)
- Manal Mansoor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2727-3485)
- Andrew Ivsins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0305-0455)
- Geoff Bardwell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3368-7681)
- Thomas H Kerr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0870-7153)
Institutions
- British Columbia Centre on Substance Use (CA)
- St. Paul's Hospital (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Drug Policy
- Published
- 2024-10-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104601
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.54
Funders
- Ministry of Health, British Columbia
- Health Canada
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research