Sex differences in outcomes of methadone maintenance treatment for opioid use disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Bawor, BB Dennis, A Bhalerao, C Plater… - … Open Access Journal, 2015 - cmajopen.ca
Background: Opioid use disorder is a serious international concern with limited treatment
success. Men and women differ in their susceptibility to opioid use disorder and response to …

[HTML][HTML] Sex differences in outcomes of methadone maintenance treatment for opioid addiction: a systematic review protocol

M Bawor, BB Dennis, R Anglin, M Steiner, L Thabane… - Systematic reviews, 2014 - Springer
Background Use of methadone for the treatment of opioid addiction is an effective harm-
reduction approach, although variability in treatment outcomes among individuals has been …

[HTML][HTML] Sex differences in substance use, health, and social functioning among opioid users receiving methadone treatment: a multicenter cohort study

M Bawor, BB Dennis, M Varenbut, J Daiter… - Biology of sex …, 2015 - Springer
Background Despite the growing numbers of men and women with opioid use disorder in
Canada, sex-specific issues in treatment have not been re-examined in the current …

[HTML][HTML] Gender disparities in opioid treatment progress in methadone versus counseling

E Guerrero, H Amaro, Y Kong, T Khachikian… - … , Prevention, and Policy, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background In the United States, the high dropout rate (75%) in opioid use disorder
(OUD) treatment among women and racial/ethnic minorities calls for understanding factors …

Effectiveness of diacetylmorphine versus methadone for the treatment of opioid dependence in women

E Oviedo-Joekes, D Guh, S Brissette… - Drug and alcohol …, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: There is consistent evidence showing women access treatment with more
severe substance-related profiles relative to men; however, treatment outcome evaluation …

Implication of gender differences in heroin‐assisted treatment: results from the German randomized controlled trial

FJ Eiroá‐Orosa, U Verthein, S Kuhn… - … American Journal on …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Despite a lower prevalence of opioid dependence among females, drug‐related problems
and risk factors such as prostitution have a negative effect for women in treatment. This study …

[HTML][HTML] When higher doses in opioid replacement treatment are still inadequate–association to multidimensional illness severity: a cohort study

J Reimer, E Boniakowski, C Bachner, B Weber… - … , prevention, and policy, 2014 - Springer
Background Opioid replacement treatment (ORT) with methadone is regarded as gold
standard in the treatment of opioid addiction. Treatment doses of 60 mg methadone per day …

Gender-specific predictors of retention and opioid abstinence during methadone maintenance treatment

AR Levine, LH Lundahl, DM Ledgerwood… - Journal of substance …, 2015 - Elsevier
Aims Retention in methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) for 1 year is associated with
positive outcomes including opioid abstinence, however, most studies have not investigated …

[HTML][HTML] Association between cannabis use and methadone maintenance treatment outcomes: an investigation into sex differences

L Zielinski, M Bhatt, N Sanger, C Plater… - Biology of sex …, 2017 - Springer
Background Cannabis will soon become legalized in Canada, and it is currently unclear
how this will impact public health. Methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) is the most …

Sex‐based differences in treatment outcomes for persons with opioid use disorder

AS Huhn, MS Berry, KE Dunn - The American journal on …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Objectives In order to address the current opioid crisis, research on
treatment outcomes for persons with opioid use disorder (OUD) should account for …