The Case for Higher-Dose Buprenorphine

The Case for Higher-Dose Buprenorphine

Tyler Mischley, 38, has lived with opioid use disorder (OUD) since he was 15. At age 18, he got an additional diagnosis of chronic pain—doctors discovered that the source of his back pain was half an extra intervertebral disk at the bottom of his spine, pinching his S1 nerve. It’s inoperable. In 2005, Mischley became one of the first people in his Michigan county to be prescribed buprenorphine for OUD. Buprenorphine has been a Food and Drug Admi…