Maintenance
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Guidelines from Boston Medical Center designed for patient maintained on buprenorphine underdoing invasive procedures.
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Colleen LaBelle, Boston Medical Center
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This SAMHSA guideline provides information on buprenorphine treatment for nurses and other clinical support staff who assist with buprenorphine induction and maintenance.
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SAMHSA
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This document discusses the evidence for buprenorphine treatment of opioid dependent adolescents and young adults. It provides treatment recommendations, and highlights special issues that should be considered when treating this special population.
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Physician Clinical Support System (PCSS)
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- General information - buprenorphine
- Induction and dosing
- Stabilization and maintenance
- Special populations
- Addiction
- Adolescents
- Comorbidities
- Dependence
- Detoxification
- Diagnosis
- Dosing
- Hepatitis
- Heroin
- HIV/AIDS
- Induction
- Maintenance
- Overdose
- Precautions
- Psychosocial
- Relapse
- Side effects
- Special populations
- Suboxone
- Withdrawal
- Treatment Algorithm
- Experienced prescriber
- Just became waivered
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This article provides guidance on the treatment of alcohol and drug abuse, and discusses various treatment plans.
Source:
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
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This article provides guidance on the management and treatment of acute pain in patients receiving buprenorphine/naloxone.
Source:
Physician Clinical Support System (PCSS)
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- General information - buprenorphine
- Induction and dosing
- Stabilization and maintenance
- Special populations
- Logistics of buprenorphine treatment
- Addiction
- Dependence
- Discontinuation
- Dosing
- Induction
- Maintenance
- Methadone
- Pain
- Pharmacology
- Relapse
- Special populations
- Suboxone
- Withdrawal
- Treatment Algorithm
- Experienced prescriber
- Just became waivered
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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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Highlights key points on treating pain in patients being maintained on Suboxone.
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Suboxone Assisted Treatment/Medical Assisted Treatment of America (2 votes)
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Informative letter to physicians regarding pain management in patients being maintained on Suboxone. Offers strategies for circumventing the problem of buprenorphine blocking the analgesic effect of other opioids.
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Reckitt Benckiser (2 votes)
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Guidelines for follow-up appointments, including a checklist of potential "red flags" that may indicate dangerous behavior or relapse.
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American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) (3 votes)
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Discusses protocols for office-based buprenorphine treatment, including the administering of the drug itself, devising a treatment plan, and choosing an appropriate frequency for visits.
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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) (4 votes)
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