Association of opioid agonist treatment with all-cause mortality and specific causes of death among people with opioid dependence: a systematic review and meta …

T Santo, B Clark, M Hickman, J Grebely… - JAMA …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Mortality among people with opioid dependence is higher than that of the
general population. Opioid agonist treatment (OAT) is an effective treatment for opioid …

High rates of resumption of injecting drug use following release from prison among men who injected drugs before imprisonment

M Curtis, RJ Winter, P Dietze, AL Wilkinson… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To estimate incidence of post‐release injecting drug use (IDU) among men who
injected drugs before imprisonment and determine factors associated with post‐release IDU …

[HTML][HTML] “You'll come in and dose even in a global pandemic”: A qualitative study of adaptive opioid agonist treatment provision during the COVID-19 pandemic

A Conway, C Treloar, S Crawford, L Degenhardt… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Opioid agonist treatment (OAT) improves multiple health and social outcomes,
yet requirements to attend for supervised dosing can be burdensome and stigmatising. The …

Incidence of primary hepatitis C virus infection among people who inject drugs in Australia pre‐and post‐unrestricted availability of direct acting antiviral therapies

J Iversen, H Wand, H McManus, GJ Dore, L Maher - Addiction, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Aims The 2016 Global Health Sector Strategy (GHSS) on viral hepatitis aims to
reduce new hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections by 80% by 2030, including a 30% reduction …

Deimplementation in the provision of opioid agonist treatment to achieve equity of care for people engaged in treatment: a qualitative study

A Conway, AD Marshall, S Crawford, J Hayllar… - Implementation …, 2023 - Springer
Background Deimplementation, the removal or reduction of potentially hazardous
approaches to care, is key to progressing social equity in health. While the benefits of opioid …

Is use of opioid agonist treatment associated with broader primary healthcare use among men with recent injecting drug use histories following release from prison? A …

M Curtis, AL Wilkinson, P Dietze, AC Stewart… - Harm Reduction …, 2023 - Springer
Background A precipitous decline in health status among people recently released from
prison is common. In Victoria, Australia, opioid agonist treatment (OAT) in the community …

Changes and trends in medication-assisted treatment in Israel

A Marom, I Levy, P Rosca - Israel Journal of Health Policy Research, 2023 - Springer
Background As opioid prescription in Israel is increasing, there is a growing need for
monitoring opioid use disorder and providing opioid agonist therapy. Our goal is to describe …

[HTML][HTML] Discontinuation of opioid agonist treatment following release from prison in a cohort of men who injected drugs prior to imprisonment in Victoria, Australia: a …

M Curtis, P Dietze, AL Wilkinson, PA Agius… - Drug and Alcohol …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Retention in opioid agonist treatment (OAT) following release from prison is
associated with improved outcomes, however factors associated with post-release OAT …

[HTML][HTML] 96-week retention in treatment with extended-release subcutaneous buprenorphine depot injections among people with opioid dependence: Extended follow …

M Farrell, J Shahbazi, M Chambers, M Byrne… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background The most recent formulation of buprenorphine treatment is extended-release
depot injections (BUP-XR) that are administered subcutaneously by health care …

“The Whole Structure Is Knackered, It Could Still Explode, It Really Could”: A Mixed Methods Study of Initiatives to Increase General Practitioner Prescribing in an …

H Wilson, B Harris Roxas… - Contemporary Drug …, 2025 - journals.sagepub.com
Opioid dependence is a chronic health condition with significant public health implications.
Opioid dependence treatment (ODT) has evolved considerably over time. In New South …