Buprenorphine dose and time to discontinuation among patients with opioid use disorder in the era of fentanyl

LC Chambers, BD Hallowell, AR Zullo… - JAMA Network …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) has more than doubled
since 2009. However, current US Food and Drug Administration buprenorphine dosing …

Systematic review on intentional non-medical fentanyl use among people who use drugs

VWL Tsang, JSH Wong, JN Westenberg… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
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) …

Mapping buprenorphine access at Philadelphia pharmacies

SV Aronowitz, R French, A Schachter… - Journal of Addiction …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Objectives Buprenorphine is not reliably stocked in many pharmacies, and pharmacy-level
barriers may deter patients from opioid use disorder care. We surveyed all outpatient …

Optimizing prescribing of opiate agonist treatment in rural & remote primary care to improve treatment outcomes in adults with opioid use disorder

K Hodgson - 2022 - unbc.arcabc.ca
Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a chronic and relapsing condition that affects people across
British Columbia (BC). People with OUD are at significant risk of morbidity and mortality …

[PDF][PDF] Buprenorphine Dose and Time to Discontinuation Among Patients With Opioid Use Disorder in the Era of Fentanyl

R Gaither, AJ Hampson, FL Beaudoin, RS Wightman - med.unc.edu
IMPORTANCE Buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) has more than
doubled since 2009. However, current US Food and Drug Administration buprenorphine …

A pilot study on risk and protective factors for opioid overdose among people who use street fentanyl during the COVID-19 pandemic

JSH Wong - 2021 - open.library.ubc.ca
North America is in the midst of an opioid overdose epidemic. British Columbia has been
particularly impacted by the epidemic, as over 7,000 have died from illicit drug overdoses …