Ten Years of Experience With Buprenorphine in a Private Psychiatric Outpatient Practice.

CONCLUSION: Outcomes were excellent compared with those reported in other treatment settings. Rates of smoking cessation were also notable. The treatment of comorbid psychiatric conditions, the setting to develop a strong physician-patient relationship, patients choosing whether to taper off of buprenorphine, and the slow rate of taper all likely contributed to successful outcomes. Further investigation is needed regarding possible increased rates of developmental disorders in children of mothers treated with buprenorphine. SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE: Private psychiatric practice is a highly successful domain for the treatment of opioid use disorder. (Am J Addict 2020;00:00-00). PMID: 32410327 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: American Journal on Addictions - Category: Addiction Authors: Tags: Am J Addict Source Type: research