title: Initiating buprenorphine treatment for hospitalized patients with opioid dependence: A case series.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Opioid dependent patients are hospitalized frequently. We aimed to determine if initiation of buprenorphine treatment during hospitalization facilitates entry into treatment following discharge.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective case series (n = 47).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twenty-two (46.8%) patients successfully initiated buprenorphine treatment within 2 months of discharge. Those patients obtaining a referral to a specific program were more successful in continuing treatment, but this difference did not reach statistical significance (59.1% vs 39.1%, p = 0.18).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Hospitalization may be an important opportunity to engage opioid dependent patients to initiate buprenorphine treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study provides provisional support for utilizing buprenorphine for hospitalized patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Joji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: DeVido
authors.forename: Inder
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kalra
authors.forename: Leena
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mittal
authors.forename: Sejal
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zinser
authors.forename: Roger D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Weiss
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002047:Buprenorphine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009292:Narcotic Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D058850:Opiate Substitution Treatment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D009292:Narcotic Antagonists; D002047:Buprenorphine