The experience of buprenorphine implant in patients with opioid use disorder: a series of narrative interviews

The experience of buprenorphine implant in patients with opioid use disorder: a series of narrative interviews

BackgroundThis study used narrative medicine (NM) to assess the point of view of patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) and the impact that addiction and a new treatment approach via buprenorphine implant had on their daily lives as compared with previous oral Opioid Agonist Therapy (OAT).MethodsFi...

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Main Authors: Pietro Scurti, Marco Nunzi, Claudio Leonardi, Claudio Pierlorenzi, Roberta Marenzi, Vincenzo Lamartora
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
buprenorphine implant
narrative medicine
opioid agonist therapy
opioid use disorder
quality of life
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1205285/full

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