Rapid Titration of Methadone for Opioid Use Disorder in the Emergency Department: A Case Report
The protocol allowed for safe, individualized care, achieving therapeutic dosing levels that alleviated withdrawal symptoms and enabled the patient to transition to outpatient follow-up treatment. This approach addresses the need for rapid, effective methadone initiation in an era in which high-potency synthetic opioids pose challenges to traditional opioid use disorder treatment.
Authors
- Daniel Wolfson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8996-5199)
- Peter Jackson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3654-1891)
- Miles Lamberson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0442-6995)
- Elly Riser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0148-9296)
- John R. Brooklyn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2632-9456)
- Roz King
- Colin T. Waters (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3096-0833)
Institutions
- University of Vermont (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2025-03-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.39968
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00