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. 2025 Jun 1;185(6):734-736.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2025.0356.

Mortality Among Veterans With Opioid Use Disorder After Medical Hospitalization

Michael A Incze  1   2   3 , Sophia Huebler  2   4 , Jacob D Baylis  2   4 , Andrea Stofko  2 , A Taylor Kelley  1   5 , Ingrid A Binswanger  6   7   8   9 , Adam J Gordon  2   5
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Mortality Among Veterans With Opioid Use Disorder After Medical Hospitalization

Michael A Incze et al. JAMA Intern Med. .
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This cohort study estimates the risk of opioid-related and all-cause mortality during prespecified time periods after hospital discharge among US veterans with opioid use disorder.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Gordon reported receiving a University of Utah National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) grant and nonfinancial support from the Veterans Affairs (VA) Salt Lake City Infrastructure during the conduct of the study. No other disclosures were reported.

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