Buprenorphine: Resources

Section	Name	Description
Module 1: Understanding Opioids,Opioid Use Disorder and Opioid Overdose.	Drugs, Brains, and Behavior: The Science of Addiction	Read entire page. (9 minutes) National Institute on Drug Abuse - 2020
	Opioid withdrawal symptoms, a consequence of chronic opioid use and opioid use disorder: Current understanding and approaches to management	Read section 1 to 3.4 (23 minutes) John Wiley & Sons - 2020
	Opioid Use Disorder	Read only the following section: Introduction, Etiology, Epidemiology, Pathophysiology and History and Physical (23 minutes) StatPearls Publishing LLC.- 2024
	Opioid Overdose	Read only the following sections:Introduction, Etiology, Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and History and Physical (20 minutes) StatPearls Publishing LLC.-2024
	A conceptual model for understanding post-release opioid-related overdose risk	Read entire page (52 minutes) Addiction Science & Clinical Practice - 2019
	Therapeutic Approaches to Opioid Use Disorder: What is the Current Standard of Care?	Read entire page (23 minutes) DovePress - 2021
	Opioid use disorder and treatment: challenges and opportunities	Read entire page (18 minutes) BMC Health Services Research - 2019
	How effective are medications to treat opioid use disorder?	Read entire page (5 minutes) National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2021
	Opioid Overdose	Read entire page (4 minutes) SAMHSA - 2024
	Opioid Overdose	Read only the section: History and Physical (2 minutes) StatPearls Publishing LLC.- 2023
	Polydrug Definition and Assessment: The State of the Art	Read entire page (33 minutes) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - 2022
	The Challenge of Polysubstance Use Overdose	Read entire page (27 minutes) Open Journal of Social Sciences - 2021
	Opioid overdose	Read entire page (23 minutes) WHO- 2023

Module 2 : Overview of Buprenorphine	Buprenorphine	Read entire page (48 minutes) StatPearls Publishing LLC.-2023
	Buprenorphine Pharmacology Review: Update on Transmucosal and Long-Acting Formulations	Read entire page (47 minutes) Journal of Addiction Medicine -2019
	Buprenorphine	Read entire page (5 minutes) SAMHSA - 2024
	Current and emerging pharmacotherapies for opioid dependence treatments in adults: a comprehensive update	Read sections 3 to 12 only (42 minutes) Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy - 2022

Module 3 : Buprenorphine Administration and Patient Monitoring	Emergency department‐initiated buprenorphine protocols: A national evaluation	Read entire page ( 37 minutes) Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open - 2021
	Overview of best practices for buprenorphine initiation in the emergency department	Read entire page (25 minutes) International Journal of Emergency Medicine - 2024
	A Guide to Expanding the Use of Buprenorphine Beyond Standard Initiations for Opioid Use Disorder	Read entire page (80 minutes) Springer - 2023
	Early emergency department experience with 7-day extended-release injectable buprenorphine for opioid use disorder	Read entire page (27 minutes) A Global Journal of Emergency Care (John Wiley & Sons, Inc) - 2023
	High-Dose Buprenorphine Induction in the Emergency Department for Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder	Read entire page (27 minutes) JAMA Network Open - 2021
	Telemedicine Flexibilities for Prescribing Controlled Medications	Read entire page (27 minutes) American Society of Addiction Medicine.- 2023
	Emergency department‐initiated buprenorphine protocols: A national evaluation	Read the "Introduction" and "Discussion" sections only (24 minutes) Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open - 2021
	Buprenorphine	Read the"monitoring" section only (3 minutes) StatPearls Publishing LLC - 2023
	Buprenorphine	Read entire page (5 minutes) SAMHSA - 2024
	A Patient’s Guide to Starting Buprenorphine at Home	Read entire page (10 minutes) American Society of Addiction Medicine. - 2019
	Buprenorphine Quick Start Guide - SAMHSA	Read entire page (7 minutes) SAMHSA - 2021
	Patient Decision Aid for Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder (PtDA-MOUD): Rationale, Methodology, and Preliminary Results	Read entire page (42 minutes) Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment - 2019
	“Just give them a choice”: Patients' perspectives on starting medications for opioid use disorder in the ED	Read entire page (57 minutes) John Wiley & Sons, Inc- 2022

Module 4 : Treatment and Referral	Overcoming Stigma and Discrimination Fundamental to OUD Care in the ED	Read entire page (13 minutes) Emergency Medicine News (2024)
	Variation in intervention stigma among medications for opioid use disorde	Read entire page (60 minutes) Elsevier B.V. - 2022
	Emergency Department Interventions for Opioid Use Disorde	Read entire page (86 minutes) Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) at the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - 2023
	Select Federal Policies Governing Methadone and Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder	Website for information on government policies on buprenorphine use. Regularly updated. (27 minutes) American Society of Addiction Medicine.- 2023
	CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain — United States, 2022	Guideline/Toolkit for reference if needed (6 hours 40 minutes) CDC - 2022
	SAMHSA Overdose Prevention and Response Toolkit	Guideline/Toolkit for reference if needed (6 hours 40 minutes) SAMHSA - 2024

Additional Tools and Resources	COWS Score for Opiate Withdrawal
	Questions for Identification of Opioid Use Disorder based on DSM-5	National Institute on Drug Abuse - 2018
	ED-Initiated Buprenorphine
	Opioid Overdose: ED-Initiated Buprenorphine	National Institute on Drug Abuse - 2018
	Opioid Overdose: Harm Reduction	National Institute on Drug Abuse - 2018
	Adolescent Presenting with Opioid Overdose: Assessment, Intervention and Referral	National Institute on Drug Abuse - 2018
	Prescription Opioid Withdrawal Symptoms: Assessment, Treatment and Referral	National Institute on Drug Abuse - 2018