Joji Suzuki 1 , Jeffrey DeVido , Inder Kalra , Leena Mittal , Sejal Shah , Jennifer Zinser , Roger D Weiss Show Affiliations »
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Opioid dependent patients are hospitalized frequently. We aimed to determine if initiation of buprenorphine treatment during hospitalization facilitates entry into treatment following discharge. METHODS: Retrospective case series (n = 47). RESULTS: Twenty-two (46.8%) patients successfully initiated buprenorphine treatment within 2 months of discharge. Those patients obtaining a referral to a specific program were more successful in continuing treatment, but this difference did not reach statistical significance (59.1% vs 39.1%, p = 0.18). DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: Hospitalization may be an important opportunity to engage opioid dependent patients to initiate buprenorphine treatment. SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE: This study provides provisional support for utilizing buprenorphine for hospitalized patients. © American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Opioid dependent patients are hospitalized frequently. We aimed to determine if initiation of buprenorphine treatment during hospitalization facilitates entry into treatment following discharge. METHODS: Retrospective case series (n = 47). RESULTS: Twenty-two (46.8%) patients successfully initiated buprenorphine treatment within 2 months of discharge. Those patients obtaining a referral to a specific program were more successful in continuing treatment, but this difference did not reach statistical significance (59.1% vs 39.1%, p = 0.18). DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: Hospitalization may be an important opportunity to engage opioid dependent patients to initiate buprenorphine treatment. SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE: This study provides provisional support for utilizing buprenorphine for hospitalized patients . © American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry.
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Year: 2015
PMID： 25823630 DOI： 10.1111/ajad.12161
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Addict ISSN： 1055-0496