The National Alliance of Advocates
for Buprenorphine Treatment
Buprenorphine (Suboxone®, Subutex®) is an opioid medication used to treat opioid
addiction in the privacy of a physician's office.1 Buprenorphine can be dispensed
for take-home use, by prescription.1 This, in addition to the pharmacological
and safety
profile of buprenorphine, makes it an attractive treatment for patients addicted to opioids.2
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CBS Evening News: Generation Rx: Fighting Addiction with a PillExperts say nearly five million Americans are abusing prescription drugs. But a new pill may help them kick the habit, and it can be prescribed by your family doctor. Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports. |
Funding for addiction treatment will fall from $30 million in 2010 to $28.7 million in 2011 under a new state budget plan, and state lawmakers are considering raising taxes on beer and wine to help pay for treatment services.
Date: 03/12/2010
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is "an absolutely remarkable program" that has helped millions of people overcome their addictions, said Joe Gerstein, founder of the Smart Recovery program. But Gerstein also called AA "ethically wrong, medically wrong and psychologically wrong."
Date: 03/12/2010
White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Director Gil Kerlikowske told an international conference that driving under the influence of prescription and illicit drugs is a growing problem.
Date: 03/11/2010
More people die of cocaine overdoses on hot days, possibly because the drug raises body temperatures.
Date: 03/11/2010
A new study associates moderate drinking with less weight gain among middle-aged women.
Date: 03/10/2010
Poor drug addicts around the world face a host of problems from stigma and imprisonment to lack of treatment, according to the head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
Date: 03/09/2010
Misuse of prescription drugs is a growing problem on college campuses, where the drugs are used recreationally as well as to aid in studying.
Date: 03/09/2010
Many people with addictions can't access rehabilitation services, but if you're a celebrity like Charlie Sheen you can get treatment even if you don't currently have a drinking or drug problem.
Date: 03/09/2010
Moderate alcohol consumption prior to a traumatic event like a car crash or sexual assault has been linked to higher rates of flashbacks among victims.
Date: 03/08/2010
A new law regulating medical-marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles is being challenged by activists who say the rules are too onerous.
Date: 03/08/2010
Physicians' assistants, nurse practitioners and naturopathic physicians would join doctors in being able to prescribe marijuana for medical use under a bill that's close to becoming law in Washington state.
Date: 03/08/2010
Children exposed in-utero to cocaine often have lower IQs and do poorly in school and with language, but a new research review concludes that these impairments can usually be traced to the troubled environment the children of cocaine users live in and not directly to the effects of the drug itself.
Date: 03/05/2010
A poll commissioned by the Maryland chapter of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence found that 72 percent of state residents back a proposed 10-cent-per-drink tax if the revenues were used to pay for addiction treatment, services for the mentally ill and developmentally disabled, and healthcare for uninsured residents.
Date: 03/05/2010
Only a fraction of the world's injection-drug users receive education or other assistance in preventing contraction or spreading of the virus that causes AIDS, according to a new study that says government health officials often overlook a key vector for the disease.
Date: 03/04/2010
Marijuana arrests and prosecutions continued virtually unabated in Denver despite passage of a voter initiative calling for police to make such cases their lowest priority.
Date: 03/04/2010
Smoking marijuana as a teenager could raise the risk of developing schizophrenia and psychotic symptoms as a young adult, according to a new study that compared the prevalence of mental illness among marijuana users and non-users.
Date: 03/03/2010
Liquor stores are suing and neighbors are complaining as the Walgreens pharmacy chain seeks permits to sell alcohol at its stores in Indiana.
Date: 03/03/2010
A new report finds that more kids say they are using alcohol and other drugs, but many parents are unable or unwilling to deal with the issue -- a bad combination when declining support for prevention and cultural apathy about the issue leave parents as the last and sometimes only line of defense against adolescent drug use.
Date: 03/03/2010
The governments of Mexico and the United States have signed a pledge to cut demand for illicit drugs by stepped up treatment and prevention efforts.
Date: 03/02/2010
President Obama should continue to use alcohol in moderation but should keep trying to quit smoking, according to doctors who conducted his routine medical exam.
Date: 03/02/2010
A measure that would have raised the alcohol tax in West Virginia and used the revenues to pay for addiction treatment and prevention programs has been killed.
Date: 03/01/2010
Using shame or guilt to try to prevent overconsumption of alcohol can actually cause people to drink more, researchers say.
Date: 03/01/2010
Few doctors still believe that pain is God's will and that treating it could be a sin, but morality and legality still play a major role in prescribing pain medication.
Date: 03/01/2010
Recent moves to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana and other drugs in Latin American nations could "undermine national and international efforts to combat the abuse of and illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs," according to the annual report of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB).
Date: 02/26/2010
A growing number of colleges are alerting parents whenever their children under age 21 are involved in alcohol-related incidents at school.
Date: 02/26/2010
A startling 97 percent of individuals who misused painkillers like Vicodin and OxyContin said that they got the drug from a friend or relative with a prescription.
Date: 02/25/2010
African-Americans are less likely to drink alcohol than other adults -- and have lower rates of binge drinking -- but their rate of illicit-drug use is higher, according to a new report.
Date: 02/25/2010
Growing numbers of older Americans are using illicit drugs, and groups seeking to reform U.S. drug policies see aging Baby Boomers as potent allies.
Date: 02/25/2010
A sentencing-reform bill aimed at drug offenders has passed the New Mexico House of Representatives after initially being rejected.
Date: 02/25/2010
A bill that would cut sentences for drug offenses and put more money into addiction treatment programs has support from both sides of the aisle in the Colorado statehouse.
Date: 02/24/2010
Youths who call for help when underage drinkers get sick from drinking will get leniency -- but not a free pass -- from the courts under legislation approved by a Utah Senate panel.
Date: 02/24/2010
This randomized controlled trial tested whether a brief intervention (BI) involving two sessions of motivational interviewing could reduce problematic prescription drug (PD) misuse among inpatients at a university hospital.
Date: 02/23/2010
Opioid agonist treatment (OAT) with methadone or buprenorphine is effective for reducing illicit drug use among opioid-dependent patients, but the diversion of these agents may be harmful.
Date: 02/23/2010
Patients receiving or considering methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) for opioid dependence often express concern that methadone causes bone disease and dental decay.
Date: 02/23/2010
Researchers performed a systematic review of controlled trials to determine whether brief intervention (BI) improves outcomes for addressing heavy alcohol use in general hospital patients.
Date: 02/23/2010
The South Dakota House Commerce Committee rejected a bill that would have lowered the state's legal drinking age from 21 to 19.
Date: 02/23/2010
The rate of alcohol-related fatal car crashes has risen among some populations of female drivers, a worrying trend that runs counter to the decline in such crashes among young men.
Date: 02/23/2010
Individuals seeking public assistance or seeking to serve the public would be required to submit to drug tests under a measure approved by the Missouri House of Representatives.
Date: 02/23/2010
Alcohol consumption may improve coronary health, some studies say, but new research suggests that even the occasional binge-drinking episode can foil any such health benefits.
Date: 02/22/2010
California-based Oaksterdam University's classes on growing and marketing marijuana have attracted nearly 7,000 students and have a waiting list with hundreds of more potential enrollees.
Date: 02/22/2010
The Olympic host city of Vancouver has adopted a series of liberal drug policies that are on full display to any visitors who venture into the Downtown Eastside neighborhood, less than a mile from the waterfront epicenter of the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Date: 02/19/2010
Children with a family history of alcoholism also tend to have an extreme sweet tooth, according to researchers at the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia.
Date: 02/19/2010
A Prohibition-era law still on the books makes Nebraska the only U.S. state to ban bars from serving drinks that mix beer and liquor, and some lawmakers are trying to make the restriction history.
Date: 02/19/2010
A new proposal to amend a landmark federal privacy law is butting up against resistance from recovery advocates and others, as the addiction treatment and recovery community struggles to strike a balance between the need for integration with mainstream medicine and privacy concerns about the use of electronic medical records.
Date: 02/19/2010
In a move intended to hamper production of illicit methamphetamine, the governor of Mississippi has approved a law requiring a doctor's prescription to buy any drug containing pseudoephedrine.
Date: 02/18/2010
A new animal study suggests that marijuana may not be useful in improving memory among individuals with Alzheimer's disease or affecting progression of the disease.
Date: 02/18/2010
Alcohol prices should be increased via taxation and stricter controls clamped on advertising in order to control binge drinking and other harmful drinking, according to a draft global alcohol-control strategy recently endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO) executive board.
Date: 02/18/2010
There is "reasonable evidence" that smoked marijuana can provide relief for certain pain-related ailments, according to a new report prepared for the California legislature by researchers at the University of California at San Diego.
Date: 02/18/2010
A day after a Colorado resident appeared on local TV to talk about his medical-marijuana operation, his home was raided by federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents.
Date: 02/17/2010
Stanford University is seeking an exemption from a local county's social-host law, saying it should not be held legally responsible for underage drinking by students living in university housing.
Date: 02/17/2010
From the Boston University School of Public Health
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- U.S. Food and Drug Administration, FDA Talk Paper, T0238, October 8, 2002, Subutex and Suboxone approved to treat opiate dependence.
- Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. Clinical Guidelines for the Use of Buprenorphine in the Treatment of Opioid Addiction. Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series 40. DHHS Publication No. (SMA) 04-3939. Rockville, Md: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2004.