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For Opioid Overdose Survivors, One Treatment May Reduce Risk of Death Over Another

August 26, 2026

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(MedPage Today) -- For opioid overdose survivors, starting methadone was associated with a reduced risk of death during the subsequent year compared with starting buprenorphine-naloxone, a retrospective cohort study from Canada suggested. Using...

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