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

We summarise the evidence for medicinal uses of opioids, harms related to the extramedical
use of, and dependence on, these drugs, and a wide range of interventions used to address …

Background Alcohol and drug use can have negative consequences on the health,
economy, productivity, and social aspects of communities. We aimed to use data from the …

Importance Opioid-dependent patients often use the emergency department (ED) for
medical care. Objective To test the efficacy of 3 interventions for opioid dependence:(1) …

Aims To estimate the effects of needle and syringe programmes (NSP) and opioid
substitution therapy (OST), alone or in combination, for preventing acquisition of hepatitis C …

Learning Objective: After participating in this activity, learners should be better able to:
Evaluate the rationale for and current evidence supporting medication-assisted treatment of …

Consolidated guidelines on HIV prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care for key populations
Consolidated Guidelines on HIV prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care for key populations …

Needle syringe programmes and opioid substitution therapy for preventing hepatitis C
transmission in people who inject drugs - Platt, L - 2017 | Cochrane Library Skip to Content …