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Extended-release buprenorphine induction in opioid non-tolerant incarcerated individuals
- Source :
- Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, Vol 12, Iss , Pp 100261- (2024)
- Publication Year :
- 2024
- Publisher :
- Elsevier, 2024.
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Abstract
- Background: Buprenorphine maintenance treatment remains unavailable in most jails in the US. We provide data on a four-day rapid sublingual buprenorphine (SL-B) induction strategy followed by a weekly dose of extended-release injectable buprenorphine (XR-B) with incarcerated individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) who were not opioid tolerant. Methods: Between October 2020 to April 2024, N = 65 individuals with an opioid use disorder in jails participating in a larger randomized, controlled trial received SL-B and XR-B prior to release. Primary outcomes included completing the proposed dose induction and any reported adverse events (AEs). Results: Sixty-five individuals received SL-B dose induction from our team’s medical staff, 53 (81.5 %) completed the four-day SL-B dose induction and received their first weekly XR‑B injection on day 5. Of the 65 individuals, 10 (15.38 %) participants reported AEs during the dosing period and/or in the week following the dosing period. All but one of the AEs were rated as mild. One participant experienced a serious adverse event in the week following dose induction. The study medical team determined that this was unlikely to be related to the intervention. Discussion: Overall, our study findings demonstrate the feasibility of implementing a four-day sublingual dose induction followed by a weekly XR-B injection with incarcerated individuals who are not opioid tolerant. This study provides important data to illustrate a dose induction strategy that might assist in reducing illicit diversion in jails, which is a main barrier to buprenorphine delivery cited by correctional administrators.
- Subjects :
- Jail
Sublingual buprenorphine
Extended-release injectable buprenorphine
Medicine
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 27727246
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 100261-
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.917ac301ba624ac2b2b749f3d9264294
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dadr.2024.100261