The impact of opioid substitution therapy on mortality post-release from prison: Retrospective data linkage study

Aims: Release from prison is a high-risk period for mortality. We examined the impact of opioid substitution therapy (OST), for opioid dependence during and after incarceration, upon mortality post-release. Design: A cohort was formed of all opioid-dependent people who entered OST between 1985 and 2...

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Main Authors: Degenhardt, L., Larney, S., Kimber, J., Gisev, N., Farrell, M., Dobbins, T., Weatherburn, D., Gibson, A., Mattick, R., Butler, Tony, Burns, L.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17661