Buprenorphine versus methadone for the treatment of opioid dependence

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Summary

Background

Opioid dependence is associated with substantial health and social burdens, and opioid agonist treatment (OAT) is highly effective in improving multiple outcomes for people who receive this treatment. Methadone and buprenorphine are common medications provided as OAT. We aimed...

Published by / Citation

Degenhardt, L., Clark, B., Macpherson, G., Leppan, O., Nielsen, S., Zahra, E., ... & Farrell, M. (2023). Buprenorphine versus methadone for the treatment of opioid dependence: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised and observational studies. The Lancet Psychiatry.

Format

Scientific article

Themes

Treatment

Addiction

Responding to Drug-Related Offending 

Health & Justice Responses 

Justice and Diversion

Keywords

Opioid