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Background and aims
Incarceration produces a specific public health threat for drug overdose, and correctional settings do not offer medication for opioid use disorder. This study examined the overall impact of jail incarceration on overdose, the specific hazard for those booked on a syringe‐related charge and the proportion of all overdose decedents in the community who were in the jail prior to...
Background and Aims
The individual‐level effectiveness of opioid agonist treatment (OAT) in reducing mortality is well established, but there is less evidence on population‐level benefits. We use modeling informed with linked data from the OAT program in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, to estimate the impact of OAT provision in the community and prisons on mortality and the impact of eliminating...
Background and Aims
Multiple interventions and policy changes related to opioid agonist treatment (OAT) have been introduced in British Columbia, Canada to increase engagement and retention in OAT. We aimed to estimate the impact of policy changes and the announcement of the opioid overdose‐related public health emergency on the use of OAT for incarcerated individuals with opioid use disorder.
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Background and Aims
There is a paucity of data on outcomes of opioid use disorder (OUD) from low‐ and middle‐income countries. We aimed to investigate the mortality as well as negative social and health outcomes in a 6‐year follow‐up study of a cohort of individuals with opioid use, including those with OUD, in Iran.
Design and setting
Participants with opioid use initially interviewed in late...
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