Opioid-related deaths during hospital admissions or shortly after discharge in the United Kingdom: A thematic framework analysis of coroner reports

<h4>Background</h4> People who use heroin and other illicit opioids are at high risk of fatal overdose in the days after hospital discharge, but the reasons for this risk have not been studied. <h4>Methods</h4> We used the National Programme on Substance Abuse Deaths, a datab...

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Main Authors: Dan Lewer, Thomas D. Brothers, Magdalena Harris, Kirsten L. Rock, Caroline S. Copeland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10115296/?tool=EBI