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Buprenorphine After Nonfatal Opioid OD: Reduced Mortality Risk in Medicare Disability Beneficiaries

  • Mar 16, 2023
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key takeaway: "Buprenorphine (n=3,774, 4.6%) was associated with a significantly lower risk of opioid-involved overdose death (adjusted hazard ratio=0.38, 95% CI=0.23, 0.64), but opioid use disorder–related psychosocial treatment (n=2,405, 2.9%) was not associated with risk of death (adjusted hazard ratio=1.18, 95% CI=0.71, 1.95)."

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