Experiences of prescribed opioid use in Aotearoa New Zealand

The purpose of this study is to explore your experiences when using prescribed opioids in New Zealand, by conducting an anonymous online survey.

What's involved?

The survey will take approximately 10 minutes to complete. Your participation in this study is confidential and completely anonymous, with no identifiable information being asked. All data collected will be kept secure and will only be accessible to the research team. Pressing next to continue to the screening questions will be taken as consent to participate in the research. At the completion of the survey, you will be asked if you wish to receive a summary of the findings or be in the draw to win 1 of 4 $50 online shopping vouchers. If you agree, you will be redirected to a separate survey link to provide your email address. This is to ensure your anonymity, so that we can keep your survey response and contact details separate.

Eligibility criteria

To be eligible for inclusion in the study, you will be to:

  • Be aged 18 years or over
  • Have resided in NZ for a period of 1 year before the study start date
  • Have taken any prescribed opioids within the last year
  • Have not taken illicit or illegally obtained opioids
  • Not self-identify as currently being on the Opioid Substitution Treatment (OST) program
  • Not have a diagnosis of an opioid use disorder, opioid dependence, or opioid overdose.

Contact details

Student Investigator
Rose Akkerman
Email: rakk748@aucklanduni.ac.nz

Primary Investigator
Jay Gong
Email: Jay.gong@auckland.ac.nz

Further information

This study has been approved by the Auckland Health Research Ethics Committee. The ethics approval for this project expires on 03/05/2027.  Reference number [AH26698].