The impact of buprenorphine and methadone on mortality: a primary care cohort study in the United Kingdom.
Matthew HickmanColin SteerKate TillingAaron G LimJohn MarsdenTim MillarSir John StrangMaggie TelferPeter VickermanJohn MacleodPublished in: Addiction (Abingdon, England) (2018)
In UK general medical practice, opioid substitution treatment with buprenorphine is associated with a lower risk of all-cause and drug-related poisoning mortality than methadone. In the population, buprenorphine is unlikely to give greater overall protection because of the relatively shorter duration of treatment.