Real-world effectiveness of medication-assisted treatment and psychotherapy for opioid use disorder: a national multi–health care organization analysis
Nicholas M. Graziane
BackgroundHarm reduction strategies for opioid use disorder (OUD) emphasize pragmatic, evidence-based approaches that reduce overdose risk, relapse, and other adverse outcomes without requiring abstinence. Medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) and structured psychotherapy represent core harm-reduction modalities, yet their real-world comparative effectiveness, alone and in combination, remains underexplored at scale.MethodsA retrospective cohort study was conducted using the TriNetX Research