Fatal opioid overdoses during and shortly after hospital admissions in England: A case-crossover study.
Dan LewerBrian EastwoodMartin WhiteThomas D BrothersMartin McCuskerCaroline S CopelandMichael FarrellIrene PetersenPublished in: PLoS medicine (2021)
Discharge from the hospital is associated with an acute increase in the risk of opioid-related death, and 1 in 14 opioid-related deaths in England happens in the 2 weeks after the hospital discharge. This supports interventions that prevent early discharge and improve linkage with community drug treatment and harm reduction services.
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