High BMI is a specific risk factor for drug‐related mortality in patients receiving methadone: A case control study
Opioid agonist therapy (OAT) patients with a body mass index outside of the 'healthy' range appear to have an increased risk of death compared with OAT patients within the 'healthy' range.
Authors
- Caroline S. Copeland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4462-1402)
- John Strang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5413-2725)
- Thikra Algahtani
- Tom Le Ruez
- Martin P. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0775-6516)
- David Morgan
Institutions
- King's College London (GB)
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- HM Prison and Probation Service (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Addiction
- Published
- 2025-02-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/add.70015
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00