Large variations in all-cause and overdose mortality among >13,000 patients in and out of opioid maintenance treatment in different settings: a comparative registry linkage study

• Main Authors: Roman Gabrhelík (Author), Morten Hesse (Author), Blanka Nechanská (Author), Marte Handal (Author), Viktor Mravčík (Author), Christian Tjagvad (Author), Birgitte Thylstrup (Author), Abdu Kedir Seid (Author), Anne Bukten (Author), Thomas Clausen (Author), Svetlana Skurtveit (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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BackgroundOpioid maintenance treatment (OMT) has the potential to reduce mortality rates substantially. We aimed to compare all-cause and overdose mortality among OMT patients while in or out of OMT in two different countries with different approaches to OMT.MethodsTwo nation-wide, registry-based co...