2024
Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder—An Essential Medical Treatment
Weimer M, Morford K. Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder—An Essential Medical Treatment. JAMA Internal Medicine 2024, 184: 1248-1249. PMID: 39186298, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.3977.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2019
Methadone Matters: What the United States Can Learn from the Global Effort to Treat Opioid Addiction
Calcaterra SL, Bach P, Chadi A, Chadi N, Kimmel SD, Morford KL, Roy P, Samet JH. Methadone Matters: What the United States Can Learn from the Global Effort to Treat Opioid Addiction. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2019, 34: 1039-1042. PMID: 30729416, PMCID: PMC6544670, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-018-4801-3.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsOpioid use disorderLife-saving medicationsUse disordersOpioid use disorder treatmentIllicit opioid useUse of medicationsPharmacy-based modelsUse disorder treatmentOpioid useMethadone therapyOpioid epidemicOpioid overdoseOpioid addictionMedicationsMethadoneDisorder treatmentDisordersLogistical barriersTreatmentMajority of peopleMortalityMorbidityBuprenorphineLack accessOverdose