Buprenorphine therapy in the setting of induced opioid withdrawal from oral naltrexone: a case report.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:Patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) frequently present to the emergency department for acute treatment of overdose and withdrawal. CASE PRESENTATION:A 29-year-old male presented to the emergency room after intravenous heroin use followed by accidental ingestion of naltrexone. He was treated with buprenorphine with significant improvement in his Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score, from moderately severe to mild withdrawal symptoms within a few hours. CONCLUSION:Buprenorphine and minimal supportive care can be used to treat acute withdrawal precipitated by oral naltrexone in patients with OUD.

journal_name

Harm Reduct J

journal_title

Harm reduction journal

authors

Szczesniak LM,Calleo VJ,Sullivan RW

doi

10.1186/s12954-020-00417-9

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2020-10-07 00:00:00

pages

71

issue

1

issn

1477-7517

pii

10.1186/s12954-020-00417-9

journal_volume

17

pub_type

杂志文章