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

JAMA Network Open

2023-09-18

(Press-News.org) About The Study: The results of this study of 6,499 patients initiating buprenorphine treatment between 2016 and 2020 suggest that the value of higher buprenorphine doses than currently recommended needs to be considered for improving retention in treatment.

Authors: Laura C. Chambers, Ph.D., M.P.H., of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.34540)

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