The impact of opiate substitution treatment on mortality risk in drug addicts: a natural experiment study

• Main Authors: Colin D Steer (Author), John Macleod (Author), Kate Tilling (Author), Aaron G Lim (Author), John Marsden (Author), Tim Millar (Author), John Strang (Author), Maggie Telfer (Author), Heather Whitaker (Author), Peter Vickerman (Author), Matthew Hickman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: National Institute for Health Research, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Opiate substitution treatment (OST) is the main treatment for people addicted to heroin and other opioid drugs. However, there is limited information on how the delivery of this treatment affects mortality risk. Objectives: To investigate the associations of mortality risk with periods d...