Opioid Use Disorder

Written by: Dr. Clara Lu (General Internal Medicine Fellow)

Reviewed by: Dr. Lori Regenstreif (Addictions Medicine Specialist) and Dr. Leslie Martin (General Internist)

Infographic: Rachel Ahle (Physician Assistant)

Resources:

1.     META:PHI Guides https://www.metaphi.ca/guides.html

2.     British Columbia Centre on Substance Use and B.C. Ministry of Health. A Guideline for the Clinical Management of Opioid Use Disorder. Published June 5, 2017. Available at: http://www.bccsu.ca/care-guidance-publications/     

3.     For patients who do not use fentanyl:

a.     Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Misuse. National Guideline for the Clinical Management of Opioid Use Disorder. Available at: https://crism.ca/projects/opioid-guideline/

b.     Synopsis of the CRISM guideline: Management of opioid use disorder: a national clinical practice guideline. CMAJ 2018 March 5;190:E247-57. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.170958