Impact of prerelease methadone on mortality among people with HIV and opioid use disorder after prison release: Results from a randomized and participant choice open-label trial in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Bazazi, Alexander R., Culbert, Gabriel J., Wegman, Martin P., Heimer, Robert, Kamarulzaman, Adeeba, Altice, Frederick L.
• Format: Article
• Published: BMC 2022
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/40717/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Introduction Mortality is elevated after prison release and may be higher in people with HIV and opioid use disorder (OUD). Maintenance with opioid agonist therapy (OAT) like methadone or buprenorphine reduces mortality in people with OUD and may confer benefits to people with OUD and HIV leaving pr...