Case Report: “Striving to Skip the Withdrawal” Using Buprenorphine–Naloxone Microdosing for Hospitalized Patients

Abstract

ABSTRACTOpioid substitution therapy is a life-saving, first-line treatment for patients with opioid use disorder. It is a key intervention to prevent further mortality and morbidity during the opioid crisis that is claiming lives across Canada. Traditionally, patients must be experiencing at least m