HealthDay (3/4, Preidt) reports, “A new study that followed 1,100 recovering opioid users reveals that their risks are different” when it comes to relapse after treatment for opioid addiction. After following “the men and women for one year after treatment at more than 100 substance-use treatment facilities across the United States,” investigators found that “for women, the greatest risk factors for opioid relapse were depression, more severe withdrawal and post-traumatic stress disorder.” In contrast, “the strongest risk factors” for men “included use of multiple substances and a history of conduct disorder.” For both genders, “younger age was also a relapse risk, the findings showed.” The findings were published online Jan. 6 in the journal Addiction.
Related Links:
— “Opioid Addiction Relapse May Be Different for Men, Women “Robert Preidt, HealthDay, March 4, 2021