| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | Fentanyl
Fentanyl isn’t just causing overdoses. It’s making it harder to start addiction treatment
Fentanyl isn’t just causing overdoses. It’s making it harder to start addiction treatment
Doctors are reporting a troubling trend when it comes to fentanyl.
The powerful drug, they say, isn’t just causing overdoses — it’s also making it more difficult to begin addiction treatment. In particular, fentanyl appears more likely to cause severe withdrawal symptoms for patients put on buprenorphine, a key medication used to treat opioid use disorder. (STAT, USA, 16.11.2022)
https://www.statnews.com/2022/11/16/fentanyl-isnt-just-causing-overdoses-its-making-it-harder-to-start-addiction-treatment/