2014
Primary Care–Based Buprenorphine Taper vs Maintenance Therapy for Prescription Opioid Dependence: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Fiellin DA, Schottenfeld RS, Cutter CJ, Moore BA, Barry DT, O’Connor P. Primary Care–Based Buprenorphine Taper vs Maintenance Therapy for Prescription Opioid Dependence: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Internal Medicine 2014, 174: 1947-1954. PMID: 25330017, PMCID: PMC6167926, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.5302.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrescription opioid dependenceOngoing maintenance therapyIllicit opioid useMaintenance therapyOpioid dependenceBuprenorphine taperBuprenorphine therapyTaper groupMaintenance groupOpioid usePrimary careClinical trialsPrimary care-based treatmentSignificant public health burdenBuprenorphine maintenance therapyOngoing maintenance treatmentPrimary care physiciansEvidence-based guidelinesPrimary care sitesPublic health burdenWeeks of stabilizationHydrochloride therapyOpioid withdrawalBuprenorphine treatmentNaltrexone treatment
2013
Pain and Associated Substance Use among Opioid Dependent Individuals Seeking Office‐Based Treatment with Buprenorphine–Naloxone: A Needs Assessment Study
Barry DT, Savant JD, Beitel M, Cutter CJ, Moore BA, Schottenfeld RS, Fiellin DA. Pain and Associated Substance Use among Opioid Dependent Individuals Seeking Office‐Based Treatment with Buprenorphine–Naloxone: A Needs Assessment Study. American Journal On Addictions 2013, 22: 212-217. PMID: 23617861, PMCID: PMC3641684, DOI: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2012.00327.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBuprenorphine-naloxone treatmentChronic painSubstance usePain intensityPast-week substance useCharacteristics of painCurrent pain intensityOpioid-dependent individualsTypical pain intensitySelf-reported substance useHigh rateBNT patientsBuprenorphine-naloxoneOpioid withdrawalPain frequencyPercent of respondentsPain durationPain locationPain subgroupsNerve damageOpioid dependencePain interferencePain typesConsecutive individualsPain