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Published on: September 30, 2020
[General Practitioners' Contribution to Dependence Assessment: the OPEMA Programme]
Christophe Moracchini1, Veronica Orleans, Samira Miloudi
1Centre associé au CEIP-Addictovigilance PACA-Corse, Laboratoire de Santé Publique, Faculté de Médecine, Aix-Marseille Université, EA 3279, Marseille, France - CEIP-Addictovigilance PACA Corse, Pharmacologie Clinique, Hôpital de la Timone, CHU de Marseille, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France.
Abstract:
Aim. This study presents the OPEMA (Observation des pharmacodépendances en médecine ambulatoire) programme and the main results of its last annual survey (november 2010). Method. Collected data concern mainly subjects' sociodemographic situation, their state of health and their current consumption of psychoactive substance. Results. In 2010, 1394 subjects have been included, describing 2 450 consumptions of psychoactive susbtance. Their mean age is 38,2±12,7 years. Eighty-six per cent have a stable accomodation and 52% are in employment. Fifty-six percent of included subjects present a psychiatric comorbidity. Among included subjects, HIV and HVC prevalence is respectively 3% and 20%. Fourty-five percent of included subjects have been using intraveinous route, 6% of whom using it currently. Eighty-two percent consume opiate maintenance treatment and 29% benzodiazepines. Conclusion. The OPEMA programme supplement the french pharmacodependence assessment system with collecting data from general practitioners, and promotes a global knowledge of dependent subjects' state of health.
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