RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Medication-assisted treatment of opiate dependence is gaining favor
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 345
OP 349
DO 10.3949/ccjm.80a.12181
VO 80
IS 6
A1 Jerry, Jason M.
A1 Collins, Gregory B.
YR 2013
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/80/6/345.abstract
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.