Role of Buprenorphine in an Adolescent with Opioid Abuse

Kansas Journal of Medicine

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Elizabeth Weesner¹  Jaya Sri Konakanchi¹  Roopa Sethi² 

[1] School of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center;Assistant Professor

关键词: buprenorphine;    opioid use disorder;    overdose;    adolescent;    fentanyl;    M-30;   

DOI  :  10.17161/kjm.vol15.16525

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: The University of Kansas Medical Center

【 摘 要 】

Along with methadone and naltrexone, buprenorphine is one ofthree medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) treatment optionsavailable for opioid use disorder (OUD).1 Although approved by theU.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in patients aged 16and older, it can be prescribed by less than one percent of pediatriciansand few child psychiatrists. Subsequently, adolescents with OUD aremore likely to be treated by detoxification than MOUD.1 The followingcase report demonstrated how buprenorphine treatment can be initiated effectively in a hospitalized adolescent patient with OUD.

【 授权许可】

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