Question

A 42-year-old man with opioid use disorder injects heroin daily and has had two non-fatal overdoses. He is ambivalent about treatment but is open to options. According to the updated Canadian national opioid use disorder guideline, what is the preferred first-line treatment approach?

Accepted Answer

Opioid agonist treatment with buprenorphine-naloxone or methadone, integrated with psychosocial supports

Answer

Short-term detoxification with clonidine only

Answer

Abstinence-based treatment with no medications

Answer

Intermittent use of naloxone alone during overdoses

Answer

Involuntary detention for enforced abstinence

Practice question

A 42-year-old man with opioid use disorder injects heroin daily and has had two non-fatal overdoses. He is ambivalent about treatment but is open to options. According to the updated Canadian national opioid use disorder guideline, what is the preferred first-line treatment approach?