Clinic-Based Treatment of Opioid-Dependent HIV-Infected Patients Versus Referral to an Opioid Treatment Program: A Randomized Trial.

Conclusion: Management of HIV-infected, opioid-dependent patients with a clinic-based BUP strategy facilitates access to opioid agonist therapy and improves outcomes of substance abuse treatment. Primary Funding Source: Health Resources and Services Administration Special Projects of National Significance program.
PMID: 20513828 [PubMed – in process] (Source: Annals of Internal Medicine)

Office-Based Opioid Treatment Keeps Ex-Inmates Out of Jail

MINNEAPOLIS — Opioid-dependent patients with a history of incarceration do well with office-based buprenorphine/naloxone therapy and have fewer interactions over time with the legal and criminal justice systems, according to a data analysis of a previous randomized, controlled trial. (Source: Clinical Psychiatry News)

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Clinic-Based Treatment of Opioid-Dependent HIV-Infected Patients Versus Referral to an Opioid Treatment Program: A Randomized Trial.

Conclusion: Management of HIV-infected, opioid-dependent patients with a clinic-based BUP strategy facilitates access to opioid agonist therapy and improves outcomes of substance abuse treatment. Primary Funding Source: Health Resources and Services Administration Special Projects of National Significance program.
PMID: 20513828 [PubMed – in process] (Source: Annals of Internal Medicine)

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Office-Based Opioid Treatment Keeps Ex-Inmates Out of Jail

MINNEAPOLIS — Opioid-dependent patients with a history of incarceration do well with office-based buprenorphine/naloxone therapy and have fewer interactions over time with the legal and criminal justice systems, according to a data analysis of a previous randomized, controlled trial. (Source: Clinical Psychiatry News)

Clinic-Based Treatment of Opioid-Dependent HIV-Infected Patients Versus Referral to an Opioid Treatment Program: A Randomized Trial.

Conclusion: Management of HIV-infected, opioid-dependent patients with a clinic-based BUP strategy facilitates access to opioid agonist therapy and improves outcomes of substance abuse treatment. Primary Funding Source: Health Resources and Services Administration Special Projects of National Significance program.
PMID: 20513828 [PubMed – in process] (Source: Annals of Internal Medicine)