Buprenorphine treatment for hospitalized, opioid-dependent patients: a randomized clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Buprenorphine opioid agonist treatment (OAT) has established efficacy for treating opioid dependency among persons seeking addiction treatment. However, effectiveness for out-of-treatment, hospitalized patients is not known.

Objective

To determine whether buprenorphine administration during medical hospitalization and linkage to office-based buprenorphine OAT after discharge increase entry into office-based OAT, increase sustained engagement in OAT, and decrease illicit opioid use at 6 months after hospitalization.

Design, setting, and participants

From August 1, 2009, through October 31, 2012, a total of 663 hospitalized, opioid-dependent patients in a general medical hospital were identified. Of these, 369 did not meet eligibility criteria. A total of 145

SUBMITTER: Liebschutz JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4811188 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature