Opioid Use Disorder in Brazil: Emerging Patterns, Critical Gaps, and Implications for Public Health Policy - A Systematic Review

Key Points

• To examine the opioid use disorder landscape in Brazil and identify gaps in current treatment approaches.
• Conducted a systematic review of available literature on opioid use in Brazil.
• Analyzed patterns of prescription opioid misuse and illicit opioid use.
• Identified gaps in randomized controlled trials regarding treatment effectiveness.
• Brazil has a low prevalence of illicit opioid use but significant issues with prescription opioid misuse.
• No randomized controlled trials exist to evaluate treatment effectiveness for opioid use disorder in Brazil.
• Urgent research is needed to explore the feasibility of Medication for Opioid Use Disorder within Brazil's health care system.