Ketamine-assisted buprenorphine initiation: a pilot case series
Ketamine at a sub-dissociative dose allowed completion of buprenorphine initiation in the outpatient setting in the majority of patients who reported trying it. Further research is warranted to confirm these results and develop reliable protocols for a range of treatment settings.
Authors
- Stephen A. Martin
- Martin Muy-Rivera
- Lucinda A. Grande (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5328-2991)
- Tom Hutch
- Keira Jack
- Wendy Mironov
- Jessica Iwuoha
- Jacob Grillo
- Andrew A. Herring
Institutions
- Seattle Pacific University (US)
- Pioneer (United States) (US)
- University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- Alameda Health System (US)
- MultiCare Auburn Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Addiction Science & Clinical Practice
- Published
- 2024-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13722-024-00494-2
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.71