More Evidence of Lives Saved by Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
The Carlat Addiction Treatment Report, Volume 7, Number 1, January 2019
https://www.thecarlatreport.com/newsletter-issue/catrv7n1/
Issue Links: Learning Objectives | Editorial Information
Topics: Opioids | Registered Articles | Research Update
Thomas Jordan, MD, MPH
Dr. Jordan has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
We are in the middle of an opioid crisis in the US, with many lives lost daily to opioid-related deaths. Pharmacotherapy with methadone, buprenorphine, or naltrexone represents an important tool for clinicians during this crisis. But just how good are these medications in saving lives? A recent retrospective cohort study evaluated the effects of methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone on all-cause and opioid-related mortality in the 12 months after an opioid overdose.
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