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In September 2024, the Red Deer overdose prevention site (OPS) in Alberta, Canada, was scheduled for closure, with operations ceasing on 31 March 2025. This study examined: (1) changes in weekly opioid agonist therapy (OAT) dispensing among identifiable OPS clients associated with the closure announcement and subsequent service cessation; and (2) changes in acute healthcare utilization and mortality.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Design<\/jats:title>\n Retrospective cohort study using linked provincial administrative health data from 30 June 2024 to 6 months after the Red Deer site closure (27 September 2025). A segmented difference\u2010in\u2010differences interrupted time\u2010series (DID\u2013ITS) design compared Red Deer OPS clients with clients from a continuously operating OPS in Lethbridge. Within\u2010site interrupted time\u2010series (ITS) models were applied for Red Deer\u2010only analyses.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Setting<\/jats:title>\n Two provincially regulated OPS programs in Alberta, Canada. The Red Deer OPS closure was publicly announced on 24 September 2024 and implemented on 31 March 2025. The Lethbridge OPS remained operational throughout.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Participants<\/jats:title>\n \n OPS clients with a linked personal health number (PHN) and at least one consumption event at the Red Deer (\n n<\/jats:italic>\n = 381) and Lethbridge sites (\n n<\/jats:italic>\n = 300).\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Measurements<\/jats:title>\n Primary outcome: weekly proportion of clients receiving \u22651 OAT dispensing. Secondary outcomes: weekly emergency department (ED) visits, inpatient (IP) admissions, suspected opioid\u2010related emergency medical services (EMS) events and mortality.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Findings<\/jats:title>\n \n Prior to the closure announcement, baseline weekly OAT proportions were lower in Red Deer (9.9%) than in Lethbridge (12.0%), with broadly similar pre\u2010announcement trends. After the closure, the proportion of clients on OAT in Red Deer exceeded those in Lethbridge (16.1% versus 14.4%, respectively;\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.021). After closure, there was no statistically significant difference in the number of ED visits or suspected opioid\u2010related EMS events in both the Red Deer only ITS models or in the proportion of these outcomes in the DID\u2013ITS model comparing Red Deer and Lethbridge. Mortality events were rare during the follow\u2010up period, and no statistically detectable increase was observed over the available follow\u2010up.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n The announcement and subsequent closure of the Red Deer overdose prevention site in Alberta, Canada, were associated with increased opioid agonist therapy dispensing among identifiable site users. Short\u2010term effects on acute healthcare utilization and mortality appear stable but remain inconclusive due to the limited 26\u2010week follow\u2010up period and low event counts.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/add.70380","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,10]],"date-time":"2026-03-10T20:00:16Z","timestamp":1773172816000},"page":"2083-2090","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Healthcare utilization and mortality after overdose prevention site closure: A linked cohort analysis using segmented difference\u2010in\u2010differences time series"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"121","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0004-9087-519X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Nathaniel","family":"Day","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Canadian Centre of Recovery Excellence (CoRE) Calgary Canada"},{"name":"Recovery Alberta Edmonton Alberta 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