Journal article
The impact of chronic liver disease in patients receiving active pharmacological therapy for opioid use disorder: One-year findings from a prospective cohort study
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Despite the demonstrated benefit of methadone, the incidence opioid-related overdose, and its associated mortality continues to rise at an alarming rate. The impact of high prevalence comorbid features such as chronic liver disease (CLD) on methadone treatment response remain unclear.
AIM: To determine whether CLD is associated with poor response to methadone treatment.
Authors
Dennis BB; Akhtar D; Cholankeril G; Kim D; Sanger N; Hillmer A; Chawar C; D'Elia A; Panesar B; Worster A
Journal
Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Vol. 209, ,
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
April 2020
DOI
10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.107917
ISSN
0376-8716