Patient-elected low-dose intravenous naloxone for rapid buprenorphine induction: a case report

Patient-elected low-dose intravenous naloxone for rapid buprenorphine induction: a case report

Abstract Background Buprenorphine is a common partial opioid agonist treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD). Despite its efficacy, major challenges to induction include the significant time consumption and the difficult requirement for patients to be in moderate opioid withdrawal. Case presentation...

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Main Authors: Pouya Azar, Jessica Machado, Jane J. Kim, James S. H. Wong, Mohammadali Nikoo, Victor W. Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-05-01
Series:Addiction Science & Clinical Practice
Subjects:
Buprenorphine
Induction
Naloxone
Opioid use disorder
Opioid agonist therapy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13722-025-00572-z
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