2006
Counseling plus Buprenorphine–Naloxone Maintenance Therapy for Opioid Dependence
Fiellin DA, Pantalon MV, Chawarski MC, Moore BA, Sullivan LE, O'Connor PG, Schottenfeld RS. Counseling plus Buprenorphine–Naloxone Maintenance Therapy for Opioid Dependence. New England Journal Of Medicine 2006, 355: 365-374. PMID: 16870915, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa055255.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStandard medical managementBuprenorphine-naloxone treatmentIllicit opioid useMedical managementOpioid dependenceWeekly medicationOpioid useIllicit opioidsWeekly counselingPrimary careUrine specimensConsecutive weeksProportion of patientsImproved treatment outcomesMaintenance therapyPrimary outcomeClinical trialsMedication distributionSimilar efficacyTreatment outcomesMedicationsSelf-reported frequencyPatientsFrequency of attendanceMean percentage
2005
Methadone Versus Buprenorphine With Contingency Management or Performance Feedback for Cocaine and Opioid Dependence
Schottenfeld RS, Chawarski MC, Pakes JR, Pantalon MV, Carroll KM, Kosten TR. Methadone Versus Buprenorphine With Contingency Management or Performance Feedback for Cocaine and Opioid Dependence. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2005, 162: 340-349. PMID: 15677600, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.162.2.340.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCo-occurring cocaineDrug-free testOpioid dependenceMaintenance treatmentContingency managementOpioid agonist maintenance treatmentAgonist maintenance treatmentDaily sublingual buprenorphineEffects of buprenorphinePrimary outcome measureMixed-model repeated-measures analysisDouble-blind designUrine test resultsNarcotic treatment programsVoucher valueRepeated-measures analysisSublingual buprenorphineTreatment guidelinesIllicit opioidsUrine testsTreatment outcomesOutcome measuresSustained abstinenceWeek 13Buprenorphine
2000
Thrice-weekly versus daily buprenorphine maintenance
Schottenfeld R, Pakes J, O’Connor P, Chawarski M, Oliveto A, Kosten T. Thrice-weekly versus daily buprenorphine maintenance. Biological Psychiatry 2000, 47: 1072-1079. PMID: 10862807, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(99)00270-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSublingual buprenorphineMaintenance treatmentSelf-reported illicit drug useDrug useOpioid agonist maintenance treatmentOpioid-positive urine testsAgonist maintenance treatmentDaily clinic attendanceDaily sublingual buprenorphineThrice-weekly dosingOpioid-dependent patientsUrine toxicology testsSignificant differencesIllicit drug useSelf-reported numberBuprenorphine maintenanceClinic attendanceWeekly doseIllicit opioidsMedication complianceThrice weeklyUrine testsOutcome measuresBuprenorphineCounseling attendance