Patient with severe opioid use disorder

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A 42-year-old patient with severe opioid use disorder (OUD) and schizoaffective disorder is admitted to the hospital for paranoid delusions and suicidal ideation. He is on maintenance pharmacotherapy for OUD with buprenorphine/naloxone film strips twice daily. What is the recommended strategy for his opioid use disorder at this time?

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