Pharmacotherapy for alcohol use disorders – Unequal provision across sociodemographic factors and co-morbid conditions. A cohort study of the total population in Sweden

Abstract

Pharmacotherapy for AUD is underutilized. The proportion of individuals with a prescription did not change between 2007 and 2015. Provision of treatment is unequal across different groups in society, where especially older age, lower income and education, and co-morbid somatic diagnosis were associated with lower odds of prescription. There is a need to develop treatment provision, particularly for individuals with co-morbid somatic conditions.