Australien. Pregabalin use found to be relatively common among people who regularly inject drugs
Australien. Pregabalin use found to be relatively common among people who regularly inject drugs
The use of pregabalin, a medicine for neuropathic pain, is relatively common among a sample of people who regularly inject drugs (PWID) in Australia, a new study by researchers at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC), UNSW Sydney has found.
In a sample of 905 participants from the 2018 Illicit Drug Reporting System, it was identified that 25 per cent of PWID reported using pregabalin in the previous six months.
Lead author, Dr Rachel Sutherland said; “10 per cent of the sample reported using pregabalin that was prescribed to them, while 15 per cent reported using pregabalin that was not prescribed to them.” (ndarc - National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Australien, 17.06.2020)
https://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/news/pregabalin-use-found-be-relatively-common-among-people-who-regularly-inject-drugs