Program Resources & Best Practices

Establishing and delivering evidence-based, high-quality opioid agonist therapy services

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Why are evidence-based responses for opioid dependence needed?
Opioid dependence contributes to significant morbidity and mortality [11]. In 2019, 62 million people used opioids worldwide [11]. Opioids accounted for 80 per cent of drug use disorder-related disability adjusted life years in 2017 [12]. Most of the deaths and disability were due to overdose and the consequences of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and HIV infection