Reduced risk of overdose among clients of a safer opioid supply program in Southwestern Ontario: A pre-post observational cohort study
Participants in a SOS program experienced significant reductions in non-fatal overdose during the 6 months following program initiation. SOS clients are a high-risk population with elevated overdose rates at baseline; these results support expanding safer supply programs as part of a comprehensive set of strategies to address the overdose crisis.
Authors
- Adrian Guţă (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1380-2016)
- Kourteney King
- Ashley M. Schaff
- Carol Strike
- Mohammad Karamouzian
- Jerri-Lyn Lewis
- Gillian Kolla
- Megan Boyle
Institutions
- St. Michael's Hospital (CA)
- Memorial University of Newfoundland (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Regional Municipality of Waterloo (CA)
- Public Health Ontario (CA)
- University of Windsor (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Drug Policy
- Published
- 2025-12-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.105124
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00