Opioid agonist treatment and risk of mortality in French primary care: a nationwide, retrospective cohort study

Lancet Public Health

On-treatment opioid agonists reduce mortality

Periods on opioid agonist treatment were linked to substantially fewer deaths than periods off treatment in French primary care patients. *Nationwide retrospective cohort study; Level 2b (OCEBM).

Level of evidence: Level 2b (OCEBM)

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