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Methadone Hospital Quick Start - Inpatient Initiation for Opioid Use Disorder and Withdrawal
Initial Dosing:
 - Patients
for Opioid Use ... symptoms ... benzodiazepines, alcohol ... #management #withdrawal ... #opiate #opioid
Opioid Withdrawal: Clinical Findings and Complications
Note: Opioid withdrawal can be extremely uncomfortable, but is rarely life-threatening
Opioid Withdrawal ... of alcohol and/ ... #Opioid #Withdrawal ... #Opiate #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
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Support for Hospital Opioid ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... ) #Methadone #Initiation ... Algorithm #Treatment #Management ... #Addiction #Opiate
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
Buprenorphine Initiation ... hours PRN w/d symptoms ... Support for Hospital Opioid ... Algorithm #Treatment #Management ... #Addiction #Opiate