Methadone patients four times more likely to overdose in month following treatment ending, study finds

Methadone patients are four times more likely to overdose in the month after their treatment ends, according to a new study.

Methadone patients four times more likely to overdose in month following treatment ending, study finds

Methadone patients are four times more likely to overdose in the month after their treatment ends, according to a new study.

They are also three times more likely to do so in the first month of treatment than at any other stage of treatment.

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