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Background and aims
Fentanyl is primarily responsible for the current phase of the overdose epidemic in North America. Despite the benefits of treatment with medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), there are limited data on the association between fentanyl, MOUD type and treatment engagement. The objectives of this analysis were to measure the impact of baseline fentanyl exposure on initiation...
Lifetime prevalence of opioid dependence is about 0.4% in western countries. Opioid‐dependent patients have high morbidity and mortality and a high risk of criminal behavior. Few studies have addressed the long‐term impact of opioid maintenance therapy on convictions and criminal behavior. The PREMOS study is a prospective, longitudinal, naturalistic clinical study of a nationally representative sample...
Aims To determine the extent to which other opioids are prescribed to patients receiving methadone in Ontario, Canada.
Design Retrospective cohort study.
Setting Ontario, Canada from 1 April 2003 to 31 March 2010.
Participants We studied patients aged 15–64 years with publically funded drug coverage who received at least 30 days of continuous methadone maintenance therapy (MMT).
Measurements ...
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