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Policy Brief on Buprenorphine Treatment for Opioid Addiction
The most effective treatment for people addicted to opioids is substitution therapy combined with counseling services and other addiction recovery programs.
This policy brief produced by the Substance Abuse Policy Research Program (SAPRP) explores two medications used in substitution therapy: methadone, which has long been viewed as the gold standard for substitution therapy, and buprenorphine, a newly approved and effective alternative.
Recently enacted federal legislation has permitted buprenorphine treatment to be delivered by qualified physicians in their offices, in addition to specialty treatment programs. Although this change in the way treatment is provided has allowed substitution therapy to be offered to more patients, there remain numerous barriers that are limiting its impact on both the individual and societal burdens of opioid addiction.
http://www.rwjf.org/pr/product.jsp?id=42469
Publication Year: 2009
Publisher Substance Abuse Policy Research Program (SAPRP) Center for Creative Leadership One Leadership Place P.O. Box 26300 Greensboro, nc 27438-6300 Phone: 336-286-4548 Website: http://www.saprp.orgEmail: saprp@ccl.org
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