Buprenorphine, an evidence-based treatment for opioid use disorder, is currently underprescribed because of concerns that it can cause ‘precipitated withdrawal’, in which the first dose causes sudden, ...

A seven-day, extended-release version of buprenorphine — a treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) that can reduce opioid use and overdose deaths — is safe and effective for people with OUD ...

EVERETT, Wash. — The Everett Fire Department’s Emergency Medical Services Division (EMS) has launched a new pilot programto allow paramedics to administer buprenorphine, to help with opiate withdrawal ...

Hospital stays for infants experiencing opioid withdrawal after exposure to the narcotics in utero can be greatly reduced by treatment with buprenorphine, according to a study published in The New ...

More than 15 years ago, Yale's Gail D'Onofrio started studying the effectiveness of sublingual (under-the-tongue) buprenorphine for treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) in the emergency department.

As a pharmacist for HCMC and Hennepin emergency services, Holly Drone has seen a lot. But when Drone described the pain of opiate withdrawal on patients, she turned to her clients’ and co-workers’ ...

People addicted to opioids in King County can call a new hotline and get a prescription right away for a drug that can help. Buprenorphine reduces symptoms of withdrawal and can help people stay off ...

Unimaginable pain and restlessness. Vomiting so frequent and forceful that it can perforate the esophagus. Blood pressure and heart rate so high that they damage the heart. Sweating that drenches ...

Buprenorphine sublingual tablet is prescribed to treat opioid use disorder in two phases: an induction phase to manage initial withdrawal symptoms and a maintenance phase for long-term treatment. You ...