Medication for opioid use disorder
If you have opioid use disorder, you should be offered medication to treat it (buprenorphine, methadone, or naltrexone).
Across de-identified U.S. psychiatric records, we found this step was missed about 55% of the time it should have happened.
This page is here to help you know what to ask about. It is not medical advice, and you should never start, stop, or change a medication on your own. Bring these questions to a doctor who knows you.
Questions to ask your doctor
Copy a line and ask it at your next visit. These are questions to start a conversation, not instructions to change your treatment.
- Are medications for opioid use disorder (buprenorphine, methadone, naltrexone) an option for me?
- Can we talk about starting one, or a referral to someone who prescribes it?
This page is information, not medical advice. It describes care patterns across many people and can't speak to your own situation. Bring these questions to a clinician who knows you.
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