Ketamine treatment for buprenorphine-precipitated opioid withdrawal: a case report

BackgroundThe presence of fentanyl in the drug supply is thought to contribute to the incidence of buprenorphine-precipitated opioid withdrawal (BPOW) during initiation. Long used as a surgical anesthetic and an analgesic, the utility of ketamine for psychiatric and substance use disorder indication...

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Main Authors: Ezioma Gbujie, Lisa Vercollone, Joji Suzuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1586945/full
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