Rapid Transition From a Continuous Naloxone Infusion to Sublingual Buprenorphine After an Opioid Overdose: A Case Series
SL buprenorphine may be an option to facilitate discontinuation of a CNI. This strategy may be useful in select patients to reverse an acute opioid overdose, reduce hospital resource utilization, and initiate patients on MOUD.
Authors
- Howard A. Greller
- Anthony Spadaro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0941-4651)
- Christopher Counts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6524-4263)
- Diane P. Calello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1752-847X)
- Lewis S. Nelson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9551-3922)
- Trevor Cerbini
Institutions
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Substance Use & Addiction Journal
- Published
- 2025-08-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/29767342251356351
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88