A comparison of mortality rates for buprenorphine versus methadone treatments for opioid use disorder

Original research
par
Gottlieb, Daniel J. et al

Date de publication

2022

Géographie

USA

Langue de la ressource

English

Texte disponible en version intégrale

Non

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

Non

Évalué par des pairs

Yes

L’objectif

Our objective was to compare mortality rates for buprenorphine and methadone treatments among a large sample of US patients with OUD.

Constatations/points à retenir

We found significantly lower all-cause mortality and suicide mortality rates for buprenorphine compared with methadone. Our results support the less restrictive prescribing practices for buprenorphine as OAT in the US.

La conception ou méthodologie de recherche

US Department of Veterans Affairs data from 2010 through 2019.

Mots clés

Mortality
Substitution/OAT
Outcomes