American Society of Addiction Medicine
American Society of Addiction Medicine
Lead Story: Association of Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder With Suicide Mortality
Lead Story: Association of Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder With Suicide Mortality
Lead Story: Association of Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder With Suicide Mortality
Friday 22nd April 2022
Explore how medications for opioid use disorder can reduce suicide mortality and more in this insightful episode of 'Addiction Medicine Unpacked'.
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Overall, medications for opioid use disorder produced dramatic reductions in both suicide and all-cause mortality, with the effect most pronounced for buprenorphine.
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