Opioid Use Disorder Treatments: Buprenorphine-Naloxone

Course overview

An opioid use disorder is a complex process that is caused by repeated exposure to opioids, and there are genetic, psychological, social, and physical factors that contribute to its development. Repeated use of an opioid provides strong physical and psychological motivators to continue taking it and intense physical and psychological discouragements to stop. Buprenorphine-naloxone is discussed in terms of the treatment of opioid substance use, with the primary goal of treatment being to discourage patients from using it. The varied methods of drug use and existing treatment options aimed at prevention, as well as the clinical risks and side effects of buprenorphine-naloxone treatment, are reviewed.