Background: People with opioid use disorder (OUD) are at risk of premature death and can
benefit from palliative care. We sought to compare palliative care provision for decedents …

Outcomes 1. Participants will have a better understanding of how access to and receipt of
palliative care differs among individuals experiencing opioid-related health harm compared …

Results We identified 737 opioid-related deaths in FY2015/16, the majority of which involved
men (n= 497; 67.4%), those living in lower socioeconomic status areas (n= 395; 53.6%), and …

Objective While opioids are a key part of palliative care, few studies have evaluated opioid
demand in the home care context. This study aims to compare opioid usage in home care …

To the Editor: O pioid overdose is a leading public health problem across Canada that
continues to evolve, particularly as clandestinely-produced opioids enter the market (Public …

Background The opioid epidemic is a major public health crisis in the US Contemporary
data on opioid use disorder (OUD) related hospitalizations are needed. Our objective was to …

Since the prevalence of substance use disorders, and opioid use disorder (OUD)
specifically, remains high and represents a public health crisis, it is critical that palliative care …

Objective To describe the contributions of prescribed and non-prescribed opioids to opioid
related deaths. Design Population based cohort study. Setting Ontario, Canada, from 1 …

Background: In the US, rising rates of opioid abuse has led to regulatory policies designed
to curb opioid prescribing. While these policies generally exclude hospice and palliative …

Aims To measure the change in proportion of opioid‐related overdose deaths attributed to
people experiencing homelessness and to compare the opioid‐related fatalities between …