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Send us a textIn this podcast, Dr. Tina Hu and Dr. Adam Pyle describe in detail how to treat opioid use disorder with buprenorphine-naloxone (Suboxone). They cover which patients are good candidates, how it compares to methadone, how it should be administered, what needs to happen in terms of follow-up. They discuss all of this in the context of the latest evidence.Dr. Tina Hu is a family medicine resident physician at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto. Dr. Adam Pyle is a staff family physician at St. Michael's Hospital and also practises emergency medicine at Lakeridge Health Oshawa, in Oshawa, Ontario.They co-authored a peer-reviewed practice article published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. It is titled "Five things to know about...Buprenorphine-naloxone."Full practice article (subscription required): www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.180776-----------------------------------This podcast episode is brought to you by Audi Canada.The Canadian Medical Association has partner