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Setting Up a Buprenorphine Clinic: One Year Later
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This article gives advice on the practical aspects of setting up a buprenorphine clinic based on one hospital's experience.
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Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment, September 2005
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Home Buprenorphine/Naloxone Induction in Primary Care
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This abstract discusses a study done on the feasibility of an unobserved buprenorphine induction protocol. The study involved 103 patients who were heroin users and prescription opioid misusers, and discusses safety and rates of complications from induction through follow-up.
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Journal of General Internal Medicine
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The Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale (COWS)
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This article reviews the history of opiate withdrawal scales and their use.
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The Journal of Psychoactive Drugs
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On the Meaning of "Drug Seeking"
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This article explores the use of the term "drug seeking" by nurses and proposes suggestions for alternative, non-stigmatizing terms to use for patients requesting opioids for pain relief.
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Pain Management Nursing
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HIPAA and Patient Care: The Role for Professional Judgment
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Analyzes the misconceptions that arise from the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and discusses when health care providers should use their professional judgment in deciding whether a disclosure is necessary.
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Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) 2005 Apr 13;293(14):1766-71.
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Computerized screening of substance abuse problems in a primary care setting: older vs. younger adults
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This study examined the responses of older adults to the Drug Abuse Problem Assessment for Primary Care (DAPA-PC), a computerized drug and alcohol abuse screening instrument developed for primary care settings.
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American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
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