Opioid agonist therapy and mortality among First Nations and other residents with concurrent alcohol use disorder in British Columbia, Canada: A population-based cohort study

Original research
by
Barker, Brittany et al

Release Date

2023

Geography

Canada

Language of Resource

English

Full Text Available

No

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

No

Peer Reviewed

Yes

Objective

We assessed the prevalence and risk of mortality for concurrent alcohol use disorder (AUD) among people with opioid use disorder (PWOUD) who accessed opioid agonist therapy (OAT) in British Columbia (BC).

Findings/Key points

The protective effect of OAT remained despite the presence of a concurrent AUD among both First Nations and other residents with OUD.

Design/methods

Data from six linked population-level health administrative datasets (n=62,110)

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Keywords

Mortality
Substitution/OAT
About PWUD