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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Drug Alcohol Depend. 2020 Jul 7;214:108159. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108159

Table 2.

Medication for opioid use disorder doses for pregnant women with opioid use disorder during a 2016-2018 incarceration in a Southeastern state prison by medication status (n = 51).

Buprenorphine
(n=20)		 Methadone
(n=31)
Mean SD Min Max Mean SD Min Max
Initial Dose 11.2 4.8 8 24 55.8 29.1 5 135
Discharge Dose 14.0 7.4 8 32 57.8 25.4 10 115
Delivery Dose 15.0 6.9 8 24 67.3 30.8 25 135

Notes. Of those receiving buprenorphine and methadone, 10 and 15 delivered during their incarceration, respectively. Min = Minimum. Max = Maximum. SD = Standard Deviation.