Issue Briefs
Date of this Version
5-25-2016
Abstract
This brief summarizes a new systematic review of economic evaluations of treatments for substance use disorders. The review reveals strong evidence that methadone maintenance therapy is an economically advantageous form of treatment; the economic evidence for buprenorphine and naltrexone treatments is more limited.
Document Type
Brief
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Keywords
pharmaceuticals, cost effectiveness analysis, health insurance
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http://ldi.upenn.edu/brief/show-me-money-economic-evaluations-opioid-use-disorder-interventions
Date Posted: 09 December 2016