Opioid overdose deaths and the expansion of opioid agonist treatment: A population-based prospective cohort study

Original research
par
Rogeberg, Ole et al

Date de publication

2021

Géographie

Norway

Langue de la ressource

English

Texte disponible en version intégrale

Non

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

Non

Évalué par des pairs

Yes

L’objectif

To estimate the causal effects of a national opioid agonist treatment (OAT) program on population level drug fatalities.

Constatations/points à retenir

The introduction and rapid scale-up of a national opioid agonist treatment program in Norway was associated with substantial and plausibly causal reductions in drug fatalities.

La conception ou méthodologie de recherche

Norway 1996-2016, 5,634 overdose deaths

Mots clés

Overdose
Mortality
Evidence base
Harm reduction
Policy/Regulatory
Hesitancy of prescribers
Safer supply
Advocacy
About prescribers
Outcomes
Substitution/OAT