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Spotting Drug-Seeking Patients
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Article describing eight different ways to identify and help drug-seeking patients in your practice.
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Medical Economics
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The cost-effectiveness of buprenorphine maintenance therapy for opiate addiction in the United States
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This study examines the cost-effectiveness of buprenorphine maintenance therapy for treating opioid addiction.
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Addiction
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Primary Care Office-Based Buprenorphine Treatment: Comparison of Heroin and Prescription Opioid Dependent Patients.
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This study compared the buprenorphine treatment outcomes for patients who were dependent on prescription opioids versus patients who were dependent on heroin. Based on a total of 200 patients, the study found that patients dependent on prescription opioids responded better to buprenorphine treatment.
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Journal of General Internal Medicine
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Randomized controlled study transitioning opioid-dependent pregnant women from short-acting morphine to buprenorphine or methadone
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This 2005 randomized controlled study examined transitioning women from short-acting opioids to buprenorphine with respect to safety and withdrawal discomfort.
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Drug and Alcohol Dependence
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Methadone vs. Buprenorphine. A Comparison of Cognitive Performance
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A comparison of cognitive performance outcomes of patients maintained on methadone versus those maintained on buprenorphine/naloxone during early opioid substitution treatment.
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Rapeli et al. BMC Clin Pharmacol.2007; 12;7:5.
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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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Buprenorphine versus methadone maintenance therapy: a randomized double-blind trial with 405 opioid-dependent patients
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This 2003 study found that buprenorphine and methadone were equally as effective in heroin-dependent patients; however, treatment retention was lower for buprenrophine.
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Addiction
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Quality of life among heroin users on buprenorphine versus methadone maintenance
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This 2007 article study examined the quality of life of heroin-dependent patients being treated with methadone vs. heroin-dependent patients being treated with buprenorphine.
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American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
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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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Psychoactive drug use in older adults
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This article discusses the abuse and misuse of psychoactive drugs among adults over the age of 50.
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American Journal of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy
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