Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addiction

Prescription opioids such as oxycodone (OxyContin), hydrocodone (Vicodin) and fentanyl, along with illegal opioids like heroin, are among the most addictive drugs on the planet. Brain imaging studies show that the misuse of these drugs causes physical changes in areas of the brain critical to judgment, decision-making, learning, memory and behavioral control. These changes literally […]

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Should the Government Repeal Restrictions on Buprenorphine/Naloxone in the Short-Term, Not the Long-Term?

There is a plethora of research indicating opioid dependence can be successfully treated with either buprenorphine alone or with buprenorphine in combination with naloxone (Suboxone®; Subsolve®). However, we encourage caution in long-term maintenance using these drugs, even considering the lack of any other FDA approved opioid maintenance compound to date. Our concern has been supported […]

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