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...

Increased Use of Telehealth for OUD Services During COVID-19 Pandemic Associated With Reduced Risk of Overdose

• By: | The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
• February 28th, 2024
• addiction, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, medically treated overdose, opioid use disorder, recovery, substance use disorder, telehealth, treatment, treatment retention
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The expansion of telehealth services for opioid use disorder (OUD) during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with individuals staying in treatment longer and reducing their risk of medically treated overdose, according to a new study. Published today in JAMA Psychiatry, this study was a...