Retention in Opioid Agonist Therapy Among First Nations People
This cohort study among First Nations people found low rates of OAT retention. Although retention was higher for methadone, it declined over time. These findings highlights important gaps in OAT provision for First Nations people that may be improved by investments into First Nations-led treatment programs that integrate traditional, land-based programs to better support people with opioid use disorder across Ontario.
Authors
- Graham Mecredy
- Tonya Campbell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8459-208X)
- Alice Holton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1110-1205)
- Tara Gomes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1468-1965)
- Tony Antoniou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6984-8953)
- Lorrilee McGregor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7459-7263)
- Sacha Bragg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2248-140X)
- Jonathan Bertram
- Daniel McCormack (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3485-6427)
- Bisola Hamzat
- Bernadette deGonzague
Institutions
- St. Michael's Hospital (CA)
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CA)
- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (IE)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (CA)
- Unity Health Toronto
- NOSM University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-06-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.18452
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.51