Non-fatal overdose risk associated with prescribing opioid agonists concurrently with other medication: Cohort study conducted using linked primary care, secondary care and mortality records.
Eleni DomzaridouMatthew J CarrTim MillarRoger T WebbDarren M AshcroftPublished in: Addiction (Abingdon, England) (2023)
Elevated risk of non-fatal overdose among opioid agonist treatment recipients is associated with concurrent use of medication prescribed for other reasons.
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