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