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Higher buprenorphine doses help patients stay in opioid use disorder treatment, new study finds

  • Written by Rachel French, Assistant Professor of Family and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania
imagePatients who received 17 to 24 milligrams per day of buprenorphine stayed in treatment significantly longer than those who received 16 milligrams or less, researchers found. AP Photo/Julio Cortez

Patients who are prescribed higher daily doses of the medication buprenorphine for opioid use disorder are significantly more likely to stay in treatment....

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