Methadone maintenance treatment and mortality in people with criminal convictions: A population-based retrospective cohort study from Canada.
BACKGROUND:Individuals with criminal histories have high rates of opioid dependence and mortality. Excess mortality is largely attributable to overdose deaths. Methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) is one of the best evidence-based opioid substitution treatments (OSTs), but there is uncertainty abou...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2018-07-01
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| Series: | PLoS Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6067717?pdf=render |