Diagnosis and Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder in Adolescence

Update: 2023-10-02

Description

Treatment with buprenorphine is approved and effective for adolescents with opioid use disorder (OUD) but is underused. JAMA Pediatrics Editor in Chief Dimitri Christakis, MD, and JAMA Pediatrics Associate Editor Alison A. Galbraith, MD, discuss diagnosis and treatment of OUD with Scott Hadland, MD, Chief of Adolescent Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, and an expert in adolescent OUD.

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Conflict of Interest disclosures:

Dr Hadland has received honoraria from the American Academy of Pediatrics for speaking on the topic of adolescent opioid use disorder treatment.

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Diagnosis and Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder in Adolescence

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Diagnosis and Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder in Adolescence

Diagnosis and Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder in Adolescence