2020
DOI: 10.1111/add.15111
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Estimating the prevalence of problem drug use from drug‐related mortality data

Abstract: Background and Aims Indirect estimation methods are required for estimating the size of populations where only a proportion of individuals are observed directly, such as problem drug users (PDUs). Capture–recapture and multiplier methods are widely used, but have been criticized as subject to bias. We propose a new approach to estimating prevalence of PDU from numbers of fatal drug‐related poisonings (fDRPs) using linked databases, addressing the key limitations of simplistic ‘mortality multipliers’. Methods O… Show more

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“…This evidence highlights the importance of well managed care to ensure patient safety during opioid substitution treatment, emphasizing that patient outcomes are not only dependent on the treatment prescribed but also the supportive care provided. A further article by Jones et al [ 34 ▪ ] was published in May 2020 and estimated the prevalence of opioid use disorder in England from drug-related mortality data in 2008/2009. This article outlined a method for linking drug treatment and administrative data to mortality registers, to estimate prevalence of opioid use disorder [ 34 ▪ ].…”
Section: Surveillance Of Opioid Substitution Therapymentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…This evidence highlights the importance of well managed care to ensure patient safety during opioid substitution treatment, emphasizing that patient outcomes are not only dependent on the treatment prescribed but also the supportive care provided. A further article by Jones et al [ 34 ▪ ] was published in May 2020 and estimated the prevalence of opioid use disorder in England from drug-related mortality data in 2008/2009. This article outlined a method for linking drug treatment and administrative data to mortality registers, to estimate prevalence of opioid use disorder [ 34 ▪ ].…”
Section: Surveillance Of Opioid Substitution Therapymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A further article by Jones et al [ 34 ▪ ] was published in May 2020 and estimated the prevalence of opioid use disorder in England from drug-related mortality data in 2008/2009. This article outlined a method for linking drug treatment and administrative data to mortality registers, to estimate prevalence of opioid use disorder [ 34 ▪ ]. Overall prevalence of opioid dependence was estimated to be 0.82%, similar to previously published data [ 34 ▪ ].…”
Section: Surveillance Of Opioid Substitution Therapymentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…6 The number of people who use illicit opioids and who are not in treatment is unknown, but estimates suggest that approximately half are currently enrolled. 13 The history of these services is described in more detail elsewhere. 14 Briefly, services expanded in the 1990s and early 2000s under a National Health Service (NHS) body called the National Treatment Agency.…”
Section: Strengths and Limitations Of This Studymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Using linked data sets and a Bayesian statistical framework, Jones et al . [13] offer a new methodological approach to estimating the prevalence of drug use. The authors used a fully linked data set to identify opioid‐dependent people in contact with treatment services or identified through criminal justice services in England during one financial year.…”
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confidence: 99%