Higher Buprenorphine Doses Associated With Improved Retention in Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder

• By: | The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
• February 28th, 2024
• addiction, buprenorphine treatment, community, fentanyl, harm reduction, medication dosage, opioid crisis, opioid use disorder, overdose deaths, recovery, substance use disorder, treatment, treatment retention
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Individuals with opioid use disorder who were prescribed a lower buprenorphine dose were 20% more likely to discontinue treatment than those on a higher dose, according to a study of patients prescribed buprenorphine in Rhode Island from 2016 to 2020, as fentanyl became widely available. The...