Low dose buprenorphine initiation, is an alternative method of initiating buprenorphine in
which the starting dose is very low and gradually increased to therapeutic levels over a …

Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a treatable chronic disorder with episodes of remission and
recurrence characterized by loss of control of opioid use, compulsive use, and continued …

Objectives: Buprenorphine can precipitate withdrawal in opioid-dependent persons with
recent fentanyl use. However, the prevalence of this phenomenon is not clinically …

Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released guidance to opioid
treatment programs relaxing some of the MMT restrictions that had been in place for more …

Importance Buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) has more than doubled
since 2009. However, current US Food and Drug Administration buprenorphine dosing …

Background Worsening of the overdose crisis in the USA has been linked to the continuing
proliferation of non-pharmaceutical fentanyl (NPF). The recent wave of NPF spread in the …

Background Unintentional drug overdoses have reached epidemic levels in the US This
study tests the hypothesis that people who have used non-prescribed buprenorphine more …

Introduction The illicit opioid supply in the US is increasingly adulterated with fentanyl. As
such, persons with opioid use disorder (OUD) may be regularly exposed to fentanyl …

Background and Objectives Individuals exposed to fentanyl are at risk of precipitated
withdrawal using typical buprenorphine/naloxone induction procedures. Methods This case …

Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid with analgesic and anesthetic properties, is currently associated
with one of the deadliest addiction crises in the US. Misuse of fentanyl (and fentanyl …