Healthcare disruptions and physical distancing measures put in place in response to the COVID-19 pandemic prompted concerns around access to opioid agonist therapy (OAT). On March 22, 2020, Ontario released new guidance recommending that clinicians extend the number of take-home OAT doses to their patients.
This study examines whether pandemic-specific guidance to increase access to take-home doses of OAT was associated with changes in treatment retention and opioid-related harms among OAT recipients in Ontario, Canada.
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