Cause-Specific Mortality among Patients in Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Multiple Settings: A Prospective Comparative Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Among people receiving current or previous opioid maintenance treatment (OMT), the leading cause of premature death is an opioid overdose. However, other causes of mortality remain high in this group. An understanding of causes of deaths across multiple settings can be useful in informing more comprehensive prevention responses. The aim of this study was to describe all non-overdose causes of death in three national cohorts (Czechia, Denmark, and Norway) among OMT patients and to explore associations of non-overdose mortality with age and gender.

Methods

This prospective comparative cohort study used national mortality registry databases for OMT patients from Czechia (2000-2019), Denmark (2000-2018), and Norway (2010-2019). Crude mortality rates and age-standard

SUBMITTER: Eide D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10614278 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature