Patients who received 17 to 24 milligrams per day of buprenorphine stayed in treatment significantly longer than those who received 16 milligrams or less, researchers found. AP Photo/Julio Cortez

Higher buprenorphine doses help patients stay in opioid use disorder treatment, new study finds

Black patients were less likely to receive higher doses. This may reflect inequities in health care or misconceptions among patients that higher doses are unsafe.

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