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BACKGROUND Opioid agonist therapy (OAT) has been shown to reduce mortality in patients with opioid use disorder (OUD), yet mortality in individuals receiving OAT remains higher than in an age- and gender-matched population. OBJECTIVE To identify baseline risk factors in patients who engaged in buprenorphine treatment that are associated with this elevated risk of death. DESIGN We performed a retrospective cohort study from January 1, 2007, to December 31, 2018, using a centralized clinical data registry within a multi-hospital health