Medication treatments for OUD led to 80% lower risk of death from opioid overdose

Medication treatments for OUD led to 80% lower risk of death from opioid overdose

Medication treatments for OUD led to 80% lower risk of death from opioid overdose

Patients with opioid use disorder receiving treatment with opioid agonists (medications such as methadone or buprenorphine) had an 80 percent lower risk of dying from an opioid overdose compared to patients in treatment without the use of medications.