Objective To compare the risk for all cause and overdose mortality in people with opioid
dependence during and after substitution treatment with methadone or buprenorphine and …

Background Retention in opioid substitution (OST) treatment is associated with substantial
reductions in all cause and overdose mortality. This systematic review aims to identify both …

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 …

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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 …

Objective To compare the risk of mortality among people with opioid use disorder on and off
opioid agonist treatment (OAT) in a setting with a high prevalence of illicitly manufactured …

Background Despite increasing opioid overdose mortality, problems persist in the
availability and quality of treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD). Three FDA-approved …

COVID‐19 brings an opportunity to learn as well as a responsibility to prevent and treat. As
clinical scientists, we must learn from early experience and communicate to the global …

The first critical analysis of how Whiteness drove the opioid crisis. In the past two decades,
media images of the surprisingly white “new face” of the US opioid crisis abounded. But why …

Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a common, treatable chronic disease that can be effectively
managed in primary care settings. Untreated OUD is associated with considerable morbidity …