Changing trends in safer opioid supply uptake, dose and hydromorphone volume in Ontario: A population-based cross-sectional study
An accelerating number of safer opioid supply recipients over time, coupled with rising immediate-release hydromorphone doses likely reflects efforts to meet the needs of people who use drugs in the context of an increasingly potent unregulated opioid supply, particularly as this supply changed throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Authors
- Tianru Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8221-5720)
- Shaleesa Ledlie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9928-7894)
- Fujie Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4605-1781)
- Tonya Campbell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8459-208X)
- Tyler W. Watts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2741-0873)
- Mina Tadrous (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1911-6129)
- Tara Gomes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1468-1965)
- Gillian Kolla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5743-7153)
- Dalen Koncz
Institutions
- Memorial University of Newfoundland (CA)
- Toronto Rehabilitation Institute (CA)
- Advisory Board Company (United States) (US)
- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Drug Policy
- Published
- 2025-07-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.104905
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.76