Buprenorphine Prescribing 'Disappointingly Low'

Buprenorphine Prescribing 'Disappointingly Low'
… physicians to prescribe buprenorphine to treat opioid addiction. "Prior to that, patients had to go to a methadone maintenance clinic, which are not available to a large part of the population, are extremely onerous, and all have long waiting lists …
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Heroin reaching 'epidemic proportions'
"Methadone, buprenorphine and naltrexone are all FDA-approved medications for the treatment of opioid use disorders." Peer support groups like Narcotics Anonymous and Smart Recovery are also invaluable to recovery, he said. Changes in healthcare …
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