Examining buprenorphine diversion through a harm reduction lens: an agent-based modeling study

• Main Authors: Joëlla W. Adams (Author), Michael Duprey (Author), Sazid Khan (Author), Jessica Cance (Author), Donald P. Rice (Author), Georgiy Bobashev (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Recent policies have lessened restrictions around prescribing buprenorphine-naloxone (buprenorphine) for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD). The primary concern expressed by critics of these policies is the potential for buprenorphine diversion. However, the population-le...