Buprenorphine Initiation in the ER Found Safe and Effective for Individuals With Opioid Use Disorder Who Use Fentanyl

• By: | The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
• February 28th, 2024
• addressing clinician concerns, buprenorphine, buprenorphine as a treatment, opioid use disorder, precipitated withdrawal, substance use withdrawal, treatments for fentanyl-intensified withdrawal
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Results from a multi-site clinical trial supported by the National Institutes of Health showed that less than 1% of people with opioid use disorder whose drug use includes fentanyl experienced withdrawal when starting buprenorphine in the ER. The findings, which appeared today in JAMA Network Open,...