John Fredrik Askjer

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John Fredrik Askjer er lege i spesialisering i rus- og avhengighetsmedisin, ph.d.-stipendiat og avdelingsoverlege. Han jobber ved Klinikk psykisk helse og avhengighet, Sykehuset i Vestfold.

Articles by John Fredrik Askjer

Need for evidence-based approach to benzodiazepine dependence in opioid agonist treatment

Fatemeh Chalabianloo,
John Fredrik Askjer,
Andreas Wahl Blomkvist,
Kjetil Samuel Dale,
Christine Sundal,
Beathe Hauge Rønning,
Wasifa Sofia Javed Butt,
Silvia Zavenova,
Anne Gry Ørmen,
Christina Dahl Andersen,
Kjell Arne Johansson,
Lars Thore Fadnes,
Jon Mordal

15.04.2026: When repeated attempts to taper benzodiazepines are unsuccessful, clinicians face a dilemma: should the ideal of recovery remain the goal? Patients attending opioid agonist treatment (OAT) clinics in Norway often struggle with anxiety, insomnia, trauma and withdrawal symptoms. Many have used...

Switch from methadone to buprenorphine with microinduction in outpatient setting

Farid Juya,
John Fredrik Askjer,
Linda Merete Kaaberg Dahl,
Line Holtan,
Jon Mordal

09.09.2024: Switching from methadone to buprenorphine is most common in inpatient settings, and initially involves a gradual tapering of methadone followed by an opioid-free day, which can be challenging due to withdrawal symptoms. We describe a new and gentler method that can also be done on an outpatient...