Incorporating prescription psychostimulants into the continuum of care for people with stimulant use disorder in Canada
Heather Palis, Scott Macdonald
Abstract
KEY POINTS Canada is facing an ongoing crisis of poisonings from unregulated drugs. Synthetic opioids like fentanyl are a known driver, but stimulant use is also rising. For example, in nearly half of all opioid deaths in Canada in 2022, a stimulant was also detected.[1][1] Accessing the unregulated
Topics & Concepts
StimulantFentanylOpioid use disorderMedical prescriptionMedicinePsychiatryOpioid-Related DisordersOpioid epidemicOpioidPharmacologyInternal medicineReceptorOpioid Use Disorder TreatmentTreatment of Major DepressionPain Management and Opioid Use