UC San Francisco doctors test new way to help people quit fentanyl
A new study conducted by University of California San Francisco researchers found buprenorphine works for treating opioid use ...
UC San Francisco study finds microdosing buprenorphine fails most fentanyl users
A new study from researchers at UC San Francisco has found that a treatment approach designed to help people addicted to fentanyl, using low doses of buprenorphine, is not working as expected. The ...
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What Is Withdrawal?
Specific pharmaceutical agents, notably buprenorphine, are available to counter the symptoms of withdrawal from opioids, such as heroin, oxycodone, and fentanyl. Many experts believe that ...
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On the frontlines of the fentanyl crisis, is Naloxone the answer? | The Excerpt
And what that means is that the person, if they are addicted to opioids or fentanyl, they go into instant withdrawal. And they would tell you that not just instant withdrawal, but the worst ...
There’s a new opioid antidote. But Mass. health officials are hesitant to endorse it
A new "powerful tool" for combatting opioid deaths isn't settled science. For that reason, the state is taking a measured ...
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Carroll officials send alert about dangers of vet sedative that is often mixed in fentanyl
“Nine times out of 10, [fentanyl] is going to have xylazine ... It is linked to the rapid onset of severe and atypical withdrawal symptoms, such as sedation lasting for up to three hours.
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Doctors Test a New Way to Help People Quit Fentanyl
Taking buprenorphine while fentanyl is still active can push someone abruptly into withdrawal. So, they started giving patients small doses of the drug over a series of days to slowly build up the ...