The impact of opioid agonist treatment on fatal and non-fatal drug overdose among people with a history of opioid dependence in NSW, Australia, 2001-2018: findings from the OATS retrospective linkage study.

The impact of opioid agonist treatment on fatal and non-fatal drug overdose among people with a history of opioid dependence in NSW, Australia, 2001-2018: findings from the OATS retrospective linkage study.

Objectives There are critical periods of mortality risk at onset and cessation of opioid agonist treatment. We aim to determine whether non-fatal overdose followed the same pattern as fatal overdose, comparing the first 4 weeks of treatment and treatment cessation and the remainder time off treatme...

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Main Authors: Nicola Jones, Louisa Degenhardt, Matthew Hickman, Suzanne Nielsen, Sarah Larney, Timothy Dobbins, Robert Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Swansea University 2022-08-01
Series:International Journal of Population Data Science
Subjects:
Opioid dependence
Non-fatal and fatal drug overdose
Opioid agonist
Data linkage
Online Access:https://ijpds.org/article/view/1787

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https://ijpds.org/article/view/1787

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