2021
Low Dose Initiation of Buprenorphine: A Narrative Review and Practical Approach
Cohen SM, Weimer MB, Levander XA, Peckham AM, Tetrault JM, Morford KL. Low Dose Initiation of Buprenorphine: A Narrative Review and Practical Approach. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2021, 16: 399-406. PMID: 34954746, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000000945.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow dose initiationFull opioid agonistsDose initiationOpioid withdrawal symptomsOpioid agonistsBuprenorphine doseWithdrawal symptomsHigh potency synthetic opioidsOpioid use disorderAppropriate clinical situationsMu-opioid receptorsBuprenorphine initiationOpioid withdrawalStarting doseOutpatient settingCare coordinationDose changesOverdose deathsCurrent evidenceUse disordersBuprenorphineTherapeutic levelsClinical situationsSynthetic opioidsNarrative review
2011
The Source of Methadone in Overdose Deaths in Western Virginia in 2004
Weimer MB, Korthuis PT, Behonick GS, Wunsch MJ. The Source of Methadone in Overdose Deaths in Western Virginia in 2004. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2011, 5: 188-202. PMID: 21844834, PMCID: PMC3156987, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0b013e318211c56a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSource of methadoneOpioid treatment programsMethadone-related deathsOverdose deathsMethadone-related overdose deathsUnintentional poisoning deathsPrescription monitoring programsMajority of deathsCause of deathMedical examiner casesIllicit methadone useChief Medical ExaminerMethadone usePrescription opioidsPoisoning deathsNonprescription useMethadoneTreatment programNonmedical useDeathDecedentsMedical examinersRural VirginiaCurrent studyAnalgesia