PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Jason M. Jerry
AU  - Gregory B. Collins
TI  - Medication-assisted treatment of opiate dependence is gaining favor
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.80a.12181
DP  - 2013 Jun 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 345--349
VI  - 80
IP  - 6
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/80/6/345.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/80/6/345.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2013 Jun 01; 80
AB  - People addicted to opiates are more likely to avoid returning to these drugs if they participate in a program that includes taking maintenance doses of methadone or buprenorphine than with an abstinence program. Although medical opinion has long been divided on the issue of abstinence vs medication-assisted treatment, the latter seems to be gaining respect as an evidence-based approach.