title: Commentary on Cousins et al. (2016): Accumulating evidence on risk of mortality on and off opioid substitution treatment.
authors.affiliation: School of Social and Community Medicine, NIHR School of Public Health, NIHR School of Primary Care, NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Evaluation, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK. matthew.hickman@bristol.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hickman
authors.affiliation: School of Social and Community Medicine, NIHR School of Public Health, NIHR School of Primary Care, NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Evaluation, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Macleod
authors.affiliation: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Louisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Degenhardt
mesh_terms: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002047:Buprenorphine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008691:Methadone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D058850:Opiate Substitution Treatment; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D002047:Buprenorphine; D008691:Methadone
keywords: Buprenorphine; methadone; mortality; opioid substitution treatment; supervised consumption