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ANNALS OF FAMILY MEDICINE
Volume 15, Issue 4, Pages 355-358Publisher
ANNALS FAMILY MEDICINE
DOI: 10.1370/afm.2098
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opioid-related disorders; opioid maintenance treatment; buprenorphine; mortality; private practice; primary care; ambulatory care; cohort studies
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In France, most cases of opioid use disorder are treated with buprenorphine by general practitioners in private practice. Using reimbursement data of a representative sample of the French population, Echantillon Generaliste des Beneficiaires, we investigated mortality during periods when patients were in and out of treatment in a cohort of 713 new users of buprenorphine having a mean (SD) followup of 4.5 (1.5) years. The mortality rate was 0.63 per 100 person-years (95% CI, 0.40-0.85) overall. In a multivariate Cox regression model, compared with being in treatment, being out of treatment was associated with a markedly increased risk of death (hazard ratio = 29.04; 95% CI, 10.04-83.99). Buprenorphine appears to be a strong protective factor against mortality.
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