Large variations in all-cause and overdose mortality among >13,000 patients in and out of opioid maintenance treatment in different settings: a comparative registry linkage study

Large variations in all-cause and overdose mortality among >13,000 patients in and out of opioid maintenance treatment in different settings: a comparative registry linkage study

BackgroundOpioid maintenance treatment (OMT) has the potential to reduce mortality rates substantially. We aimed to compare all-cause and overdose mortality among OMT patients while in or out of OMT in two different countries with different approaches to OMT.MethodsTwo nation-wide, registry-based co...

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Main Authors: Roman Gabrhelík, Morten Hesse, Blanka Nechanská, Marte Handal, Viktor Mravčík, Christian Tjagvad, Birgitte Thylstrup, Abdu Kedir Seid, Anne Bukten, Thomas Clausen, Svetlana Skurtveit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
opioid agonist treatment
opioid maintenance treatment
methadone
buprenorphine
buprenorphine with naloxone
treatment outcomes
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1179763/full

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