Original research
by
Rogeberg, Ole et al
Release Date
2021
Geography
Norway
Language of Resource
English
Full Text Available
No
Open Access / OK to Reproduce
No
Peer Reviewed
Yes
Objective
To estimate the causal effects of a national opioid agonist treatment (OAT) program on population level drug fatalities.
Findings/Key points
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.
Design/methods
Norway 1996-2016, 5,634 overdose deaths
Keywords
Overdose
Mortality
Evidence base
Harm reduction
Policy/Regulatory
Hesitancy of prescribers
Safer supply
Advocacy
About prescribers
Outcomes
Substitution/OAT
