Mortality during and after specialist alcohol and other drug treatment: Variation in rates according to principal drug of concern and treatment modality.
Alys HavardNicola R JonesChrianna BharatNatasa GisevSallie-Anne PearsonAnthony ShakeshaftMichael FarrellLouisa DegenhardtPublished in: Drug and alcohol review (2023)
The observed variation in mortality rates indicates there is scope to reduce mortality among people accessing treatment with alcohol or opioid problems. Future research on mortality among people accessing drug and alcohol treatment should account for the variation in mortality by drug of concern and treatment modality.