Objectives This narrative review summarizes literature on pharmaceutical fentanyl's
absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion patterns to inform research on illicitly …

Introduction Buprenorphine precipitated opioid withdrawal (BPOW) is an uncommon
complication of buprenorphine initiation in the emergency department (ED), but it can …

Background: The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM) revised the 2015 version of the
substance use disorder (SUD) clinical protocol to review the evidence and provide updated …

Background Opioid withdrawal is a regular occurrence among many people who use illicit
opioids (PWUIO) that has also been shown to increase their willingness to engage in risk …

Objectives Medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) prescribed in the emergency
department (ED) have the potential to save lives and help people start and maintain …

Objectives Fentanyl has come to dominate the US illicit opioid supply. We aimed to
characterize and examine correlates of preferences for fentanyl vs. other opioids among …

Objectives Fentanyl is a highly potent opioid and has, until recently, been considered an
unwanted contaminant in the street drug supply among people who use drugs (PWUD) …

Abstract Background and Objectives Synthetic opioids, including fentanyl and fentanyl
analogs, account for over 70,000 annual overdose deaths in the United States, but there is …

Abstract Purpose of Review Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a chronic disorder in which a
person loses control over the use of opioids, develops a compulsive behavior, and defends …

In recent decades, opioid overdoses have increased dramatically in the United States and
peer countries. Given this, emergency medicine physicians have become adept in reversing …