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. 2020 Jan 21;323(3):276-277.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.18913.

Trends in Buprenorphine Treatment in the United States, 2009-2018

Mark Olfson  1 , Victoria Shu Zhang  2 , Michael Schoenbaum  3 , Marissa King  2
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Trends in Buprenorphine Treatment in the United States, 2009-2018

Mark Olfson et al. JAMA. .

Abstract

This study assessed the number of individuals receiving treatment for opioid use disorder in the United States by age group and sex using a national prescription database to compare between the number of buprenorphine prescriptions filled and the number of US opioid-related overdose deaths.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr King reported receiving grants from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) outside the submitted work. No other disclosures were reported.

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Figure.
Figure.. Trends in Buprenorphine Use in the United States per 1000 Population, Total and by Age Group, 2009-2018
Data are from IQVIA Real World Data: Longitudinal Prescription, adjusted to the US population. Analysis is limited to persons aged 15 to 80 years.
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