Safety and Efficacy of Rapid Methadone Titration for Opioid Use Disorder in an Inpatient Setting: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Abstract

In this inpatient cohort, rapid methadone titration was well tolerated and resulted in patients reaching higher doses of methadone than would be possible with a standard schedule, with few adverse events. Given the known effective dose range, this approach may result in shorter time to clinical stabilization and suggests that alternative methadone titration schedules may be safe and effective in appropriately selected patients.