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Addic%on-related characteris%cs of substance users in harm reduc%on programs: a systema%c review METHODS C. Kervran, F. Serre, C. Denis, S. Moriceau, M. Fatséas, P. Roux, M. Jauffret-Rous<de, L. Lalanne, J.P. Daulouède, M. Auriacombe INTRODUCTION Harm reduction policy adopted to face HIV epidemic among people who inject drugs (PWID) have improved access of prevention and care but: - high prevalence of HCV was found and maintenance of frequent risk behaviors ! need to increase harm reduc<on program efficiency - harm reduc<on programs users are oOen in excessive and problema<c use, with many risk-prac<ces and vulnerabili<es, - what extent their use is driven by addic<on, craving, or other poten<al causali<es ? - problema<c substance users who aQend harm reduc<on programs have not been fully studied from the perspec<ve of characterizing substance use disorder, diagnos<c criteria endorsed, and the role of craving in their use OBJECTIVE The objec<ve of this literature review was to evaluate addic<on-related characteris<cs of problema<c substance users in harm reduc<on programs on: - prevalence of substance use disorder (SUD) diagnoses - craving prevalence and intensity Contacts : [email protected] [email protected] Financial Support: French Government Addic<on Agency MILDECA Systema<c review of the literature: PubMed database Criteria for considering studies - Types of studies: included problema<c substance users outside addic<on treatment facili<es, substance users aQending Needle Exchange Programs, Supervised Injec<ng Facili<es, harm reduc<on programs - Types of par%cipants: included subjects repor<ng any substance use Search method and selec<on of studies Terms ((((((((("Supervised") OR "safer")) AND (((("injec<on") OR "injec<ng") OR "shoo<ng") OR "consump<on")) AND ((((((facility) OR facili<es) OR room) OR gallery) OR center) OR site))) OR "Needle- Exchange Programs"[Mesh]) OR Harm reduc<on)) were combined with the terms ((("Mental Disorders/diagnosis"[Mesh]) OR "Craving"[Mesh]) OR craving) Records iden<fied through database searching (n=254) Addi<onal records iden<fied through other sources (n=8) Abstracts screened 262 publica<ons Manual pre-screening on <tle and abstract 35 publica<ons Studies included in the review 12 publica<ons 228 excluded 23 excluded RESULTS Search results 9 publica<ons examined the diagnosis of SUD and 3 craving Characteris<cs of samples - n= 1852 different par<cipants Samples size : range 80-570 - Studies included adult or young adults - Majority of males (60% to 72.8%) Substance Use Disorder diagnoses - 2 publica<ons used the DSM-IIIR and 7 used the DSM-IV Opiates 100% Cocaïne 16%-79% Alcohol 15%-69% Cannabis 6%-51% Seda<ve 4%-13% Hallucinog en 1%-13% S<mulant 2%-11% Frequency and intensity of craving - 2 publica<ons showed the implica<on of craving in at-risk prac<ces :probability of sharing increased as craving increased CONCLUSION In this review, high prevalence of SUD diagnosis and poly-addic<on suggested that excess of use is mo<vated by a loss of control, a core characteris<c of addic<on, and not a voluntary use without addic<on Few studies have assessed craving, and study limita<ons make results interpreta<on difficult However, it seems that among NEP users, craving was associated with HIV risk prac%ces, that highlights the need of taking into account craving in harm reduc<on efforts The lack of data on substance use disorder diagnos<c criteria and craving characteris<cs among users of NEP may be an important omission in efforts to enhance the individual and public health benefits of harm reduc<on programs 0 2 4 6 8 Number of studies Prevalence of SUD (9 studies): Moderate or severe 57% Not at all or slight 43% Craving - Poly-substances 37% to 44% - average of 3.3 life<mes SUD and 1.3 current SUD

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Page 1: Addic%on-related characteris%cs of substance users in harm ... · Addic%on-related characteris%cs of substance users in harm reducon programs: a systemac review METHODS C. Kervran,

Addic%on-relatedcharacteris%csofsubstanceusersinharmreduc%onprograms:asystema%creview

METHODS

C.Kervran,F.Serre,C.Denis,S.Moriceau,M.Fatséas,P.Roux,M.Jauffret-Rous<de,L.Lalanne,J.P.Daulouède,M.Auriacombe

INTR

ODU

CTION Harm reduction policy adopted to face HIV epidemic among people who inject drugs (PWID) have improved

access of prevention and care but: -  high prevalence of HCV was found and maintenance of frequent risk behaviors! need to increase harm reduc<onprogramefficiency

-  harmreduc<onprogramsusersareoOeninexcessiveandproblema<cuse,withmanyrisk-prac<cesandvulnerabili<es,-  whatextenttheiruseisdrivenbyaddic<on,craving,orotherpoten<alcausali<es?-  problema<c substanceuserswhoaQendharm reduc<onprogramshavenotbeen fully studied from theperspec<veofcharacterizingsubstanceusedisorder,diagnos<ccriteriaendorsed,andtheroleofcravingintheiruse

OBJEC

TIVE

The objec<ve of this literature review was to evaluate addic<on-related characteris<cs of problema<csubstanceusersinharmreduc<onprogramson:-  prevalenceofsubstanceusedisorder(SUD)diagnoses-  cravingprevalenceandintensity

Contacts:[email protected]@u-bordeaux.fr

FinancialSupport:FrenchGovernmentAddic<onAgencyMILDECA

Systema<creviewoftheliterature:PubMeddatabaseCriteriaforconsideringstudies-Typesofstudies:includedproblema<csubstanceusersoutsideaddic<ontreatmentfacili<es,substanceusersaQendingNeedleExchangePrograms,SupervisedInjec<ngFacili<es,harmreduc<onprograms-  Typesofpar%cipants:includedsubjectsrepor<nganysubstanceuse

Searchmethodandselec<onofstudiesTerms ((((((((("Supervised") OR "safer")) AND (((("injec<on") OR"injec<ng") OR "shoo<ng") OR "consump<on")) AND ((((((facility) ORfacili<es) OR room) OR gallery) OR center) OR site))) OR "Needle-Exchange Programs"[Mesh]) OR Harm reduc<on)) were combined withthe terms ((("Mental Disorders/diagnosis"[Mesh]) OR "Craving"[Mesh])ORcraving)

Recordsiden<fiedthroughdatabasesearching(n=254)

Addi<onalrecordsiden<fiedthroughothersources(n=8)

Abstractsscreened262publica<ons

Manualpre-screeningon<tleandabstract

35publica<ons

Studiesincludedinthereview12publica<ons

228excluded

23excluded

RESULTSSearchresults9publica<onsexaminedthediagnosisofSUDand3cravingCharacteris<csofsamples-  n=1852differentpar<cipantsSamplessize:range80-570-  Studiesincludedadultoryoungadults-  Majorityofmales(60%to72.8%)SubstanceUseDisorderdiagnoses-  2publica<onsusedtheDSM-IIIRand7usedtheDSM-IV

Opiates100%

Cocaïne16%-79%

Alcohol15%-69%

Cannabis6%-51%Seda<ve4%-13%

Hallucinogen1%-13%

S<mulant2%-11%

Frequencyandintensityofcraving-  2publica<onsshowedtheimplica<onof

cravinginat-riskprac<ces:probabilityofsharingincreasedascravingincreased

CONCLUSION •  Inthisreview,highprevalenceofSUDdiagnosisandpoly-addic<onsuggestedthatexcessofuseismo<vatedbyalossof

control,acorecharacteris<cofaddic<on,andnotavoluntaryusewithoutaddic<on•  Fewstudieshaveassessedcraving,andstudylimita<onsmakeresultsinterpreta<ondifficult•  However,itseemsthatamongNEPusers,cravingwasassociatedwithHIVriskprac%ces,thathighlightstheneedoftaking

intoaccountcravinginharmreduc<onefforts•  Thelackofdataonsubstanceusedisorderdiagnos<ccriteriaandcravingcharacteris<csamongusersofNEPmaybean

importantomissionineffortstoenhancetheindividualandpublichealthbenefitsofharmreduc<onprograms

0 2 4 6 8

Numberofstudies PrevalenceofSUD(9studies):

Moderateorsevere

57%

Notatallorslight43%

Craving

-Poly-substances37%to44%-averageof3.3life<mesSUDand1.3currentSUD