Buprenorphine Heroin Use: 2000 Opioids: Heroin Comments History of Maintenance 2000: Drug Addiction Treatment Act Goals of Maintenance Protracted Abstinence Syndrome Development of Protracted Abstinence Syndrome Maintenance Treatment Reductions in Heroin Use HIV Prevention Methadone and the HIV+ user Further Benefits Methadone: Restricted Access New Federal Regulations Buprenorphine Higher Safety Profile Opioid Activity Graph Buprenorphine - partial agonist/antagonist Analogy – Chocolate bars Lower Street Value Requirements Requirements Maintenance Detoxification Which patients? The French Experience Sweden Drug interactions Comparing LAAM, Buprenorphine and Methadone Comparison to Methadone On-line Resources
Author: Sharon Stancliff, MD
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