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Table 2 Case reports of PST-related OUD

From: Opioid use disorder from poppy seed tea successfully treated with buprenorphine in primary care: a case report

Patient

Age (years)

Gender

PST Consumptiona

Initiation MOUD Dose

Maintenance MOUD Dose

Outcome

Case 1 [9]

37

M

14 podsa/day

Methadone 30 mg/d

Methadone 30 mg/d

Not reported

Case 2 [2]

26

M

4 kg seeds/day

Morphine 60 mg BID

Morphine 20 mg BID

Sustained abstinence

Case 3 [10]

43

F

5–6 kg seeds/week

BUP 4 mg/d

BUP 16 mg/d

Less than monthly use

Case 4 [10]

26

M

3 kg seeds/day

Methadone 30 mg/d

Methadone 110 mg/day

Sustained abstinence

Case 5 [11]

82

F

1–2 litersa/day

BUP 0.4 mg/d

BUP 0.8 mg/d

Sustained abstinence

Case 6 [12]

42

M

Unknowna

BUP-NLX 16–2 mg/d

BUP 18 mg/d

Sustained abstinence

Case 7b

47

M

2–4 cups/day

BUP-NLX 8–2 mg/d

BUP 6 mg/d

Sustained abstinence

  1. Summary of existing case reports of PST-related OUD highlighting consumption, treatment with MOUD, and outcomes
  2. F, female; M, male; BID, twice a day
  3. aDid not quantify amount of poppy seeds used
  4. bCase 7 is the patient described in this report