Mortality among clients seeking treatment for buprenorphine abuse in Finland
: Uosukainen H, Kauhanen J, Bell JS, Ronkainen K, Tiihonen J, Fohr J, Onyeka IN, Korhonen MJ
Publisher: ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
: 2013
: Drug and Alcohol Dependence
: DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE
: DRUG ALCOHOL DEPEN
: 2
: 133
: 2
: 391
: 397
: 7
: 0376-8716
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.06.022
Conclusions: Clients seeking treatment for buprenorphine abuse had a three times higher mortality rate than the national average, with the excess risk highest among female clients. Overall mortality rates were similar among clients seeking treatment for buprenorphine and other substance abuse. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.