Study: Retention better with methadone than buprenorphine

A recent study comparing the effectiveness of buprenorphine and methadone found that the risk of discontinuation was greater with buprenorphine than methadone. For the study, the researchers looked at a retrospective cohort of patients via databases in British Columbia, Canada. The study covered a total of 30,891 patients, who received treatment from 2010 to 2020.

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Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly
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2024-12-20
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https://doi.org/10.1002/adaw.34358
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Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
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Study: Retention better with methadone than buprenorphine

Alison Knopf
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Study: Retention better with methadone than buprenorphine

Alison Knopf
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Abstract

A recent study comparing the effectiveness of buprenorphine and methadone found that the risk of discontinuation was greater with buprenorphine than methadone. For the study, the researchers looked at a retrospective cohort of patients via databases in British Columbia, Canada. The study covered a total of 30,891 patients, who received treatment from 2010 to 2020.

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