Every year SERAF prepares the national status report on opioid maintenance treatment on behalf of the Norwegian Directorate of Health.
The status report is based on an annual survey conducted by all opioid maintenance treatment (OMT) centers. The purpose is to survey the patient's situation, treatment, and treatment outcomes. This survey has been conducted over the last 23 years, and has shown that OMT over time has developed into a well-established, standardized treatment for most with opioid addiction.
The status report summarizes central findings about the situation of patients in OMT, current treatment status, medication treatment (including choice of medication and dosage), psychosocial follow-up (such as treatment goals, individual health plan, responsibility group meetings and treatment for mental health problems), mental health problems and drug use last four weeks, and drug use and health-related conditions during the past year, and satisfaction with the treatment. In addition, we present findings on deaths among patients in OMT during the past year. Ivar Skeie has analyzed mortality data and followed the OMT initiatives closely in order to include complete numbers on overdoses, suicide and natural deaths.