Drug and alcohol review
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Drug and alcohol review · Sep 2014
Comparative StudyOpioid-related mortality and filled prescriptions for buprenorphine and methadone.
To assess opioid-related mortality and correlation with filled prescriptions for buprenorphine and methadone. ⋯ This study showed that most fatalities were not related to filled prescriptions of maintenance drugs, and a substantial illicit use of buprenorphine and methadone resulting in deaths was revealed. To prevent opioid toxicity deaths it is important to make efforts not only to reduce drug diversion from maintenance programs, but also to improve the control of drug trafficking and other illegal sources.