For Opioid Addiction, Treatment Underdosing Can Lead to Fentanyl Overdosing – a Physician Explains

For opioid addiction, treatment underdosing can lead to fentanyl overdosing – a physician explains

Buprenorphine is most effective when doctors and patients find the right dose together. AP Photo/Ted S. WarrenImagine a patient named Rosa tells you she wakes up night after night in a drenching sweat after having very realistic dreams of smoking fentanyl. The dreams seem crazy to her. Three months ago, newly pregnant, Rosa began visualizing being a good parent. She realized it was finally time to give up her self-destructive use of street fenta…

Overdose deaths falling in NM, but fentanyl’s impact remains stark

ESPAÑOLA — The first time Lupe Sanchez tried fentanyl, she didn’t know it.

For opioid addiction, treatment underdosing can lead to fentanyl overdosing – a physician explains - The Times Weekly

By Lucinda Grande, University of Washington Buprenorphine is most effective when doctors and patients find the right dose together. AP Photo/Ted S. Warren Imagine a patient named Rosa tells you she wakes up night after night in a drenching sweat after having very realistic dreams of smoking fentanyl. The dreams seem crazy to her. Three months ago, newly pregnant, Rosa began visualizing being a good parent. She realized it was finally time to giv…

Does Fentanyl Test Strip Use Reduce Overdose Risk?

Use of fentanyl test strips was not associated with lower nonfatal overdose rates but was linked to more frequent overdose prevention behaviors, new research shows. Medscape Medical News