Association Between Buprenorphine Treatment Gaps, Opioid Overdose, and Health Care Spending in US Medicare Beneficiaries With Opioid Use Disorder

Original research
par
Gibbons, Jason B. 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

To estimate the association between buprenorphine treatment gaps, opioid overdose, and health care spending.

Constatations/points à retenir

Medicare patients treated with buprenorphine between 2010 and 2017 had a lower associated opioid overdose risk and spending during treatment months than treatment gap months.

La conception ou méthodologie de recherche

Longitudinal case-control study

Mots clés

Overdose
Substitution/OAT
About PWUD