Why Suboxone?
Opioid dependence, A.K.A. addiction to pain pills, kills thousands of young people in the US every year. Those who have read my columns on the topic at my blog, forum, or at my PsychCentral site...
View Article‘Here to Help’ Not Helping
I am removing the link to the ‘Here to Help’ program, a thinly-veiled piece of Reckitt Benckiser propaganda that does much more to harm the lives of opioid addicts than to improve them. The connection...
View ArticleWhy Limit Care?
My personal practice receives several calls per week by people asking for help in treating their addiction to pain medications or heroin, or often both. As people seeking treatment usually discover,...
View ArticleHow Long Should I Take Suboxone?
The length of time a person stays on Suboxone, i.e. buprenorphine treatment, has become a needlessly-heated issue. Readers of my blog, SuboxoneTalkZone, likely know my opinions on the topic. I...
View ArticleHow to Use This Site
If you are searching for a doctor certified to prescribe buprenorphine, click on the third selection in the menu above– or simply click here, for ‘Doctor Directories.’ You will be taken to a page that...
View ArticleWhy So Few Suboxone Doctors?
Some parts of the country report a shortage of physicians who are DATA-2000 certified, i.e. able to prescribe Suboxone and other buprenorphine products. The shortage of buprenorphine-certified doctors...
View ArticleThoughts About Buprenorphine (Suboxone) Diversion
There is a balance of risk with any medical intervention, including buprenorphine treatment, where there are societal issues that fall under the domain of law enforcement and social workers. I am...
View ArticleNew Buprenorphine Locators
A couple new web sites are helping people addicted to opioids, including heroin, find treatment with Suboxone or other buprenorphine medications. One site is buprenorphine-doctors.com. The site...
View ArticleForum for Medication Assisted Treatments
I have been writing about buprenorphine for over ten years, since it became apparent how important the medication would become. My thoughts about buprenorphine treatment can be found at my blog,...
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