Opioid use disorder from poppy seed tea successfully treated with buprenorphine in primary care: a case report

Addiction Science & Clinical Practice

Carly Hood¹  Eric J. Hawkins²  Scott Hagan³  Carol E. Achtmeyer⁴  Emily C. Williams⁵ 

[1] Center of Excellence in Substance Addiction Treatment and Education, Veterans Affairs (VA) Puget Sound Health Care System Seattle Division (S116ATC), 1660 S. Columbian Way, Seattle, WA, USA;Center of Excellence in Substance Addiction Treatment and Education, Veterans Affairs (VA) Puget Sound Health Care System Seattle Division (S116ATC), 1660 S. Columbian Way, Seattle, WA, USA;Health Services Research & Development (HSR&D), Seattle Center of Innovation for Veteran-Centered and Value-Driven Care, Veterans Affairs (VA) Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, USA;Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA;Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA;General Medicine Service, Veterans Affairs (VA) Puget Sound Health Care System Seattle Division, Seattle, WA, USA;General Medicine Service, Veterans Affairs (VA) Puget Sound Health Care System Seattle Division, Seattle, WA, USA;Center of Excellence in Substance Addiction Treatment and Education, Veterans Affairs (VA) Puget Sound Health Care System Seattle Division (S116ATC), 1660 S. Columbian Way, Seattle, WA, USA;Health Services Research & Development (HSR&D), Seattle Center of Innovation for Veteran-Centered and Value-Driven Care, Veterans Affairs (VA) Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, USA;Department of Health Systems and Population Health, University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle, WA, USA;

关键词: Opioid use disorder;    Poppy seed tea;    Buprenorphine;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s13722-021-00280-4

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundPoppy seeds contain morphine and other opioid alkaloids and are commercially available in the United States. Users of poppy seed tea (PST) can consume several hundred morphine milligram equivalents per day, and opioid dependence from PST use can develop. We report a case of a patient with chronic pain and PST use leading to opioid use disorder (OUD). This case represents the first published report of OUD from PST successfully treated with buprenorphine (BUP) in a primary care setting. The provider in this case used a unique model of care with an opioid prescribing support team to deliver safe and effective care.Case presentationA 47-year-old man with chronic pain and prescription opioid use presented to primary care to discuss a flare of shoulder pain, and revealed in subsequent conversation a long-standing use of PST to supplement pain control. Attempts at cessation resulted in severe withdrawal symptoms, leading to return to PST use. The primary care provider consulted the VA Puget Sound SUpporting Primary care Providers in Opioid Risk reduction and Treatment (SUPPORT) team to evaluate the patient for OUD. The patient discontinued all opioids, and initiated BUP under the supervision of the primary care provider. He remained on a stable dosage, without relapse, 24 months later.ConclusionsPST, which can be made through purchase of readily available poppy pods, carries risk for development of OUD and overdose. Herein we highlight the utility of a primary care opioid prescribing support team in empowering a primary care provider to prescribe BUP to treat a patient with complex OUD.

【 授权许可】

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