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