Trends in the use of buprenorphine by office-based physicians in the United States, 2003-2013.

CONCLUSIONS: The use of buprenorphine products to treat opioid dependence has increased significantly in the past 10 years and has shifted to greater use by primary care physicians, indicating a rapidly changing face of opioid maintenance therapy in the United States. (Am J Addict 2015;24:24-29).
PMID: 25823632 [PubMed – in process] (Source: The American Journal on Addictions)

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Geographic and Specialty Distribution of US Physicians Trained to Treat Opioid Use Disorder.

CONCLUSIONS: In the United States opioid use and related unintentional lethal overdoses continue to rise, particularly in rural areas. Increasing access to office-based treatment of opioid use disorder-particularly in rural America-is a promising strategy to address rising rates of opioid use disorder and unintentional lethal overdoses.
PMID: 25583888 [PubMed – in process] (Source: Annals of Family Medicine)

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Complete Care Medical Center Now Offering Same Week Appointments for…

One of the top outpatient Suboxone detox centers, Complete Care Medical Center, is now offering same week appointments with licensed specialists. The Center offers multiple licensed Suboxone doctors…(PRWeb December 28, 2014)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/suboxone-doctor/fort-lauderdale-fl/prweb12416438.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)

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Primary care buprenorphine detoxification vs. maintenance for prescription opioid dependence

Aims: The favorable clinical characteristics and improved treatment outcomes for prescription opioid dependent (POD) patients, and modest severity of withdrawal symptoms with buprenorphine/naloxone (bup/nx), have led physicians to offer detoxification with bup/nx for POD patients. We sought to determine whether bup/nx stabilization followed by detoxification (DTX) or maintenance (MTN) leads to greater reduction in illicit opioid use and treatment completion among POD patients treated in primary care. (Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence)