Primary care physician characteristics associated with becoming opioid agonist treatment prescribers in British Columbia: a retrospective case-control study

Primary care physician characteristics associated with becoming opioid agonist treatment prescribers in British Columbia: a retrospective case-control study

Abstract Background Opioid agonist treatment (OAT) is the gold standard of care for patients living with opioid use disorder. Since 2016, efforts to expand OAT access have focused on primary care physicians. This study aimed to understand how OAT-prescribing-naïve primary care physicians who began p...

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Main Authors: Dimitra Panagiotoglou, Sandra Peterson, M. Ruth Lavergne, Tara Gomes, Rashmi Chadha, Cheyenne Johnson, Rita McCracken
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-06-01
Series:Harm Reduction Journal
Subjects:
Opioid agonist treatment
Access to care
Primary care physicians
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-025-01261-5
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