What is an example of a partial opioid antagonist? A Look at Buprenorphine
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Medications for opioid use disorder, like partial opioid antagonists, have been shown to significantly reduce overdose deaths. One of the most prominent examples is buprenorphine, a crucial tool in modern addiction medicine that helps manage withdrawal symptoms and cravings by activating opioid receptors to a lesser degree than full agonists.
