ArticleCurrent addiction reports2018
The Opioid Epidemic in Africa And Its Impact.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 56 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pain, policy, and the opioid dilemma in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of access, regulation, and health governance from 1990 to 2024.Health policy and planning · 2026Pooled it
- Multinational appraisal of the epidemiological distribution of opioid fatalities: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- An Evaluation of Opioid Use in Black Communities: A Rapid Review of the Literature.Harvard review of psychiatryPooled it
- The pathway to establishing and implementing opioid agonist therapy (OAT) for people who inject drugs in Nairobi, Kenya.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Non-Medical Opioid Use in Ethiopia: An Exploratory Descriptive Study.Ethiopian journal of health sciences · 2026Article
- Recent Incarceration and HIV Risk Among Women Who Use Heroin.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- Trend analysis and future projections of global burden of opioid use disorder (OUD) from 1990 to 2030.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Article
- The burden of unlawful use of opioid and associated epidemiological characteristics in Africa: A scoping review.PloS one · 2025Article
- Non-Prescribed Use of Opioid Agonist Medications and Associations with Non-Fatal Overdoses: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Study across a Decade of Reduced Monitoring.European addiction research · 2025Article
- "We only trust each other": A qualitative study exploring the overdose risk environment among persons who inject drugs living with HIV in Nairobi, Kenya.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Risk factors for poor treatment outcomes among opioid-dependent clients taking methadone in Mombasa, Kenya.Advances in drug and alcohol research · 2024Article
- Community Pharmacists' Knowledge and Attitude Towards Opioid Pain Medication Use in Bahir Dar City, North-West Ethiopia.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2024Article
- Alcohol use among people who inject drugs living with HIV in Kenya is associated with needle sharing, more new sex partners, and lower engagement in HIV care.AIDS and behavior · 2023Article
- Prevalence and associated factors of non-medical use of prescription drugs among adolescents in secondary schools in Buea, Cameroon: a cross-sectional study.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
- From trauma to transmission: exploring the intersection of adversity, substance use, and HIV risk in women's life histories.International journal for equity in health · 2023Article
- Prevalence and predictors of depressive and anxiety symptoms in a sample of women who use drugs in Tanzania: the key role of drug use stigma.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
- Barriers to optimal management of cancer pain in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review.Ecancermedicalscience · 2023Article
- Exploring the experiences of clients receiving opioid use disorder treatment at a methadone clinic in Kenya: a qualitative study.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2022Article
- Diagnosis and treatment of opioid-related disorders in a South African private sector medical insurance scheme: A cohort study.The International journal on drug policy · 2022Article
- Reducing opioid consumption levels post-operatively following gastrointestinal surgery - A systematic review of randomized trials.Surgery in practice and science · 2022Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewOpioid use disorder (OUD) is a global phenomenon and is on the rise in Africa, denoting a shift from historical patterns of drug transport to internal consumption. In contrast, opioids for clinical pain management in Africa remain among the least available globally. This region also has the highest HIV and HCV disease burden, and the greatest shortages of health workers and addiction treatment. We undertook a systematic review of the literature to describe opioid use in Africa and how it is being addressed. RECENT
findingsA total of 84 articles from 2000 to 2018 were identified. Descriptions of country-specific populations and patterns of opioid misuse were common. A smaller number of articles described interventions to address OUD. SUMMARY: OUD occurs in sub-Saharan Africa, with attendant clinical and social costs. Evidence-based policies and health system resources are needed to promote OUD prevention and management, and infectious disease transmission reduction.
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