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JULY 26, 2022

Nonmedical Use of Gabapentin, Opioid Agonist Medications Becomes Prevalent

By Renee Bacher

Originally published by our sister publication Pain Medicine News

Nonmedical use of gabapentin may frequently coincide with nonmedical use of methadone and buprenorphine among people with an opioid use disorder (OUD), according to a recent study (Drug Alcohol Depend2022;234:109400).

“Gabapentin is now one of the most prescribed medications in the U.S., often off-label,” said Matthew S. Ellis, PhD, a research faculty member in the Department of Psychiatry at Washington