Aims To review the literature on mortality among dependent or regular users of opioids
across regions, according to specific causes, and related to a number of demographic and …

Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis of cohorts of people with OUD involving illicit
opioids with data on all-cause or overdose-specific mortality. Setting and Participants: Of …

The study aimed to determine mortality rates, standardised mortality ratios (SMRs), and
correlates of mortality amongst the Australian Treatment Outcome Study (ATOS) cohort of …

Background Globally, opioid drug use is an important cause of premature mortality. In many
countries, opioid using populations are ageing. The current study investigates mortality in a …

Aims To estimate mortality rates among treated opioid‐dependent individuals by cause and
in relation to the general population, and to estimate the instantaneous effects of opioid …

Background Opioid misusers have recognized high mortality but the influence of psychiatric
comorbidity in excess cause-specific mortality is unclear. Methods Opioid use disorder …

Opioid use disorder (OUD) is associated with a high risk of premature death. Medication-
assisted treatment (MAT) is the primary treatment for opioid dependence. We …

Importance Extramedical opioid use has escalated in recent years. A better understanding of
cause-specific mortality in this population is needed to inform comprehensive responses …

Background To study mortality rate and causes of death among all hospitalized opioid
addicts treated for self-poisoning or admitted for voluntary detoxification in Oslo between …

Importance Mortality among people with opioid dependence is higher than that of the
general population. Opioid agonist treatment (OAT) is an effective treatment for opioid …