Scott Hagan, Carol E. Achtmeyer, Carly Hood, Eric J. Hawkins & Emily C. Williams
doi : 10.1186/s13722-021-00280-4
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice volume 16, Article number: 71 (2021)
Poppy 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.
Ximena A. Levander, Kim A. Hoffman, John W. McIlveen, Dennis McCarty, Javier Ponce Terashima & P. Todd Korthuis
doi : 10.1186/s13722-021-00281-3
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice volume 16, Article number: 72 (2021)
In the United States, methadone for opioid use disorder (OUD) is highly regulated. Federal agencies announced guidelines in March 2020 allowing for relaxation of take-home methadone dispensing at opioid treatment programs (OTPs) to improve treatment access and reduce COVID-19 transmission risk during the public health emergency. We explored patient perspectives at three OTPs serving rural communities on how take-home policy changes were received and implemented and how these changes impacted their addiction treatment and recovery.
Jordana Laks, Jessica Kehoe, Natalija M. Farrell, Miriam Komaromy, Jonathan Kolodziej, Alexander Y. Walley & Jessica L. Taylor
doi : 10.1186/s13722-021-00279-x
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice volume 16, Article number: 73 (2021)
In the United States, methadone for opioid use disorder (OUD) is limited to highly regulated opioid treatment programs (OTPs), rendering it inaccessible to many patients. The “72-hour rule” allows non-OTP providers to administer methadone for emergency opioid withdrawal management while arranging ongoing care. Low-barrier substance use disorder (SUD) bridge clinics provide rapid access to buprenorphine but offer an opportunity to treat acute opioid withdrawal while facilitating OTP linkage. We describe the case of a patient with OUD who received methadone for opioid withdrawal in a bridge clinic and linked to an OTP within 72 h.
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