Changes in opioid-related deaths following increased access to opioid substitution treatment

Abstract Background Opioid-related mortality is high and increasing in the Western world, and interventions aimed at reducing opioid-related deaths represent an important area of study. In Skåne County, Sweden, a patient choice reform resulted in increased access to opioid substitution treatment (OS...

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Main Authors: Lisa Andersson, Anders Håkansson, Jonas Berge, Björn Johnson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-021-00351-4