Do buprenorphine doses and ratios matter in medication assisted treatment adherence.

Kevin Kavanagh Kimberly Tallian Joe A Sepulveda Sarah A Rojas Shedrick Martin Harminder Sikand

Published in: The mental health clinician (2022)

Clients appearing adherent to MAT who had higher concentrations of urinary BUP/NBP demonstrated a reduced incidence of opioid-positive UDS independent of the BUP dose prescribed. An increase in opioid- and alcohol-positive UDSs were observed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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