Association of Opioid Agonist Treatment With All-Cause Mortality and Specific Causes of Death Among People With Opioid Dependence: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Review (15 RCTs; n=3852; 36 cohort studies; n=749 634) found risk of all-cause, overdose, suicide, alcohol-related, cancer, and cardiovascular-related mortality was significantly lower for people with opioid dependence during opioid agonist treatment.

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JAMA Psychiatry