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Buprenorphine for adolescents via telephone
Author(s) -
Knopf Alison
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the brown university child and adolescent behavior letter
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7575
pISSN - 1058-1073
DOI - 10.1002/cbl.30473
Subject(s) - buprenorphine , opioid use disorder , social distance , opioid overdose , covid-19 , distancing , drug overdose , psychiatry , medicine , psychology , opioid , medical emergency , poison control , virology , (+) naloxone , receptor , disease , pathology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty)
In April as this issue went to press, America was grappling with two epidemics — opioid overdoses and COVID‐19. Requiring in‐person visits is contraindicated by social distancing recommendations. And expanding treatment for opioid use disorder as much as possible is viewed as one of the most important ways to cut back on overdose deaths. Authorities are trying to get out of the way of treating both epidemics.