Diagnosis and Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder in Adolescence

JAMA Pediatrics Editors' Summary: On research in medicine, science, and clinical practice related to children’s health and illness by American Medical Association

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...View more