Lev Facher covers the U.S. addiction and overdose crisis. Patients who received higher doses of buprenorphine, a common medication used to alleviate opioid withdrawal and cravings, were less likely to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients prescribed 16 mg buprenorphine were 20% more likely discontinue treatment vs. those prescribed 24 mg.

Drug overdoses caused an estimated 73,000 U.S. deaths last year, with the synthetic opioid fentanyl causing the majority of fatal overdoses.

In a randomized trial, both 100-mg and 300-mg monthly maintenance doses of extended-release buprenorphine improved opioid abstinence in patients with high-risk opioid use, with no new safety signals.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with untreated opioid use disorder responded well to a high-dose induction of buprenorphine in the ED, ...

Administering high-dose buprenorphine in the emergency department (ED) to individuals with untreated opioid use disorder (OUD) is safe, well tolerated, and may help get more patients into treatment ...

When we've covered Naloxone in our Dose of Reality reports, it's usually in reference to Narcan, a brand-version of the synthetic drug that can help reverse the effects of an overdose. However, ...

High-dose buprenorphine therapy, provided under emergency department care, is safe and well tolerated in people with opioid use disorder experiencing opioid withdrawal symptoms, according to a study ...

Overdose deaths involving opioids continue to be a major public health crisis, killing 1,280 people in Baltimore City in 2020, according to the Maryland Department of Health. Johns Hopkins Medicine ...

Zubsolv (buprenorphine/naloxone) is a brand-name drug that’s prescribed for opioid use disorder. Zubsolv comes as a tablet that dissolves under your tongue. After your starting dosage, Zubsolv is ...

Zubsolv (buprenorphine/naloxone) is a prescription drug that’s prescribed to help treat opioid use disorder. The drug comes as a tablet that dissolves under your tongue. It’s usually taken once per ...