A 35-year-old man with severe opioid use disorder is considering treatment. He has no significant comorbidities and is not pregnant. According to rece...

Question

A 35-year-old man with severe opioid use disorder is considering treatment. He has no significant comorbidities and is not pregnant. According to recent Canadian OUD guidelines, what is the preferred first-line pharmacologic treatment?

Accepted Answer

Buprenorphine-naloxone as first-line opioid agonist therapy when feasible

Answer

Methadone maintenance for all patients

Answer

Naltrexone depot injection for all patients

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Abrupt abstinence without pharmacotherapy

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Short-term codeine taper

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Opioid use disorder pharmacotherapy

A 35-year-old man with severe opioid use disorder is considering treatment. He has no significant comorbidities and is not pregnant. According to recent Canadian OUD guidelines, what is the preferred first-line pharmacologic treatment?