@article{ref1,
title="Opioid use disorder among clients of community mental health clinics: prevalence, characteristics, and treatment willingness",
journal="Psychiatric services",
year="2021",
author="Ober, Allison J. and Hunter, Sarah B. and McCullough, Colleen M. and Leamon, Isabel and McCreary, Michael and Beas, Ivan and Montero, Alanna and Tarn, Derjung M. and Bromley, Elizabeth and Hurley, Brian and Sheehe, John and Martinez, Jeremy and Watkins, Katherine E.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: The authors examined the prevalence of co-occurring opioid use disorder and willingness to engage in treatment among clients of eight Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health outpatient clinics. <br><br>METHODS: Adults presenting for an appointment over a 2-week period were invited to complete a voluntary, anonymous health survey. Clients who indicated opioid use in the past year were offered a longer survey assessing probable opioid use disorder. Willingness to take medication and receive treatment also was assessed. <br><br>RESULTS: In total, 3,090 clients completed screening. Among these, 8% had a probable prescription (Rx) opioid use disorder and 2% a probable heroin use disorder. Of the clients with probable Rx opioid use or heroin use disorder, 49% and 25% were female, respectively. Among those with probable Rx opioid use disorder, 43% were Black, 33% were Hispanic, and 12% were White, and among those with probable heroin use disorder, 24% were Black, 22% were Hispanic, and 39% were White. Seventy-eight percent of those with Rx opioid use disorder had never received any treatment, and 82% had never taken a medication for this disorder; 39% of those with heroin use disorder had never received any treatment, and 39% had never received a medication. The strongest predictor of willingness to take a medication was believing that it would help stop opioid use (buprenorphine, β=13.54, p=0.003, and naltrexone long-acting injection, β=15.83, p<0.001). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: These findings highlight the need to identify people with opioid use disorder and to educate clients in mental health settings about medications for these disorders.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1075-2730",
doi="10.1176/appi.ps.202000818",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000818"
}