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 …

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 …

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 …

Aims To estimate whether opioid substitution treatment (OST) with buprenorphine or
methadone is associated with a greater reduction in the risk of all‐cause mortality (ACM) …

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 …

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

Background Opioid dependence increases risk of premature mortality. Opioid substitution
therapy with methadone or buprenorphine reduces mortality risk, especially for drug-related …

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: Opioid overdose survivors have an increased risk for death. Whether use of
medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) after overdose is associated with mortality is not …

We aimed to examine pharmacologic, demographic and medical comorbidity risk factors for
opioid-related mortality among patients currently receiving methadone for an opioid use …