Treatment of Kratom Withdrawal and Addiction With Buprenorphine.

Khazaeli, Azin; Jerry, Jason M; Vazirian, Mohsen · J Addict Med · 2018

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

: In this article, we describe a middle-aged woman with a history of addiction to opioid medications who eventually became dependent on kratom. Her kratom-related withdrawal symptoms responded to a trial of buprenorphine-naloxone. Subsequently, she was maintained on this medication.

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