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. 2017 Aug 22;318(8):750-752.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.7818.

Medication-Assisted Treatment and Opioid Use Before and After Overdose in Pennsylvania Medicaid

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Medication-Assisted Treatment and Opioid Use Before and After Overdose in Pennsylvania Medicaid

Winfred Frazier et al. JAMA. .

Abstract

This study uses Medicaid data to compare prescription opioid use, duration of opioid use, and rates of medication-assisted treatment (buprenorphine, methadone, or naltrexone) among enrollees before and after an overdose event.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: All authors have completed and submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest and none were reported.

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