01. Introduction – Buprenorphine
Key Points
- Treatment typically integrates 3 major components: medications, counseling and community support.
- Medication treatment is critical, especially early in recovery.
- Without medications relapse rates are extremely high.
- Because buprenorphine is much safer than methadone, an office-based physician can only prescribe buprenorphine, not methadone.
- The biggest disadvantage of buprenorphine is the high risk for diversion.
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