Opioid agonist treatment and fatal overdose risk in a state-wide US population receiving opioid use disorder services.

Noa KrawczykRamin MojtabaiElizabeth A StuartMichael FingerhoodDeborah AgusB Casey LyonsJonathan P WeinerBrendan Saloner

Published in: Addiction (Abingdon, England) (2020)

Among Maryland patients in specialty opioid treatment, periods in treatment are protective against overdose compared with periods out of care. Methadone and buprenorphine are associated with significantly lower overdose death compared with non-medication treatments during care but not after treatment is discontinued.

Keyphrases

healthcare
pain management
chronic pain
primary care
emergency department
newly diagnosed
combination therapy
quality improvement
electronic health record
patient reported