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NEW STUDY:
The rate of all-cause mortality for people on Opioid Agonist Treatment (buprenorphine or methadone) was 53% LOWER than the rate when people were not on these medications. (1/x)
jamanetwork.com/journals/jamap…
NEW STUDY:
The rate of all-cause mortality for people on Opioid Agonist Treatment (buprenorphine or methadone) was 53% LOWER than the rate when people were not on these medications. (1/x)
jamanetwork.com/journals/jamap…
“This association was consistent regardless of patient sex, age, geographic location, HIV status, and hepatitis C virus status and whether drugs were taken through injection."
AND
“Associations were not different for methadone vs buprenorphine” (2/x)
AND
“Associations were not different for methadone vs buprenorphine” (2/x)
The researchers found there was:
➡️52% lower risk of suicide,
➡️28% lower risk of cancer,
➡️59% lower drug-related,
➡️41% lower alcohol-related , and
➡️ 31% lower cardiovascular-related mortality during treatment with buprenorphine or methadone. (3/x)
➡️52% lower risk of suicide,
➡️28% lower risk of cancer,
➡️59% lower drug-related,
➡️41% lower alcohol-related , and
➡️ 31% lower cardiovascular-related mortality during treatment with buprenorphine or methadone. (3/x)
