Association of opioid agonist treatment with all-cause mortality and specific causes of death among people with opioid dependence: a systematic review and meta …

T Santo, B Clark, M Hickman, J Grebely… - JAMA …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
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 …

Prevalence of mental disorders among people with opioid use disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis

T Santo Jr, G Campbell, N Gisev… - Drug and Alcohol …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Opioid use disorder (OUD) and mental disorders are major public health issues
and comorbidity is common. Among people with OUD, comorbid mental disorders are …

[HTML][HTML] Opioid-related deaths in Europe: Strategies for a comprehensive approach to address a major public health concern

H Alho, M Dematteis, D Lembo, I Maremmani… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Use of illicit opioids and misuse of prescription opioids are the main causes of drug-related
deaths across the world, and the continuing rise in opioid-related mortality, especially …

Pharmacological and behavioral treatment of opioid use disorder

M Sofuoglu, EE DeVito… - Psychiatric Research and …, 2019 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: Opioid use disorder (OUD) in the United States has surged, with an estimated 2.5
million needing treatment. The aim of this article is to provide a clinical overview of the key …

Correlates of long-term opioid abstinence after randomization to methadone versus buprenorphine/naloxone in a multi-site trial

Y Zhu, EA Evans, LJ Mooney, AJ Saxon… - Journal of Neuroimmune …, 2018 - Springer
Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a chronic, relapsing condition with severe negative health
consequences. Previous studies have reported that 5-year opioid abstinence is a good …

Impact of opioid agonist treatment on mental health in patients with opioid use disorder: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials

E Moazen-Zadeh, K Ziafat, K Yazdani… - The American journal …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background: There is a knowledge gap in systematic reviews on the impact of opioid agonist
treatments on mental health. Objectives: We compared mental health outcomes between …

[HTML][HTML] Health-related quality of life of long-term patients receiving opioid agonist therapy: a nested prospective cohort study in Norway

CF Aas, JH Vold, S Skurtveit, AG Lim, S Ruths… - … , prevention, and policy, 2020 - Springer
Background Opioid dependence carries the highest disease burden of all illicit drugs. Opioid
agonist therapy (OAT) is an evidence-based medical intervention that reduces morbidity and …

[HTML][HTML] The association between cannabis use and outcome in pharmacological treatment for opioid use disorder

T Rosic, R Kapoor, B Panesar, L Naji, DB Chai… - Harm reduction …, 2021 - Springer
Background With the ongoing opioid crisis and policy changes regarding legalization of
cannabis occurring around the world, it is necessary to consider cannabis use in the context …

[HTML][HTML] Large and non-specific somatic disease burdens among ageing, long-term opioid maintenance treatment patients

D Medved, T Clausen, A Bukten, R Bjørnestad… - … , prevention, and policy, 2020 - Springer
Objectives To describe and explore somatic disease burdens of ageing long-term patients in
opioid maintenance treatment (OMT), a unique population emerging in countries offering …

Cannabis use during methadone maintenance treatment for opioid use disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis

H McBrien, C Luo, N Sanger, L Zielinski… - … Open Access Journal, 2019 - cmajopen.ca
Background: Rates of cannabis use among patients receiving methadone maintenance
therapy are high, and cannabis use may be associated with outcomes of methadone …