Withdrawal during outpatient low dose buprenorphine initiation in people who use fentanyl: a retrospective cohort study

• Main Authors: Benjamin L. H. Jones (Author), Michelle Geier (Author), John Neuhaus (Author), Phillip O. Coffin (Author), Hannah R. Snyder (Author), Christine S. Soran (Author), Kelly R. Knight (Author), Leslie W. Suen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Buprenorphine is an effective treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD); however, buprenorphine initiation can be complicated by withdrawal symptoms including precipitated withdrawal. There has been increasing interest in using low dose initiation (LDI) strategies to reduce this wi...