Primary Care–Based Buprenorphine Taper vs Maintenance Therapy for Prescription Opioid Dependence
JAMA Internal MedicinePublished 20 October 2014Open access
David A. Fiellin, Richard S. Schottenfeld, Christopher J. Cutter, Brent A. Moore, Declan T. Barry, Patrick G. O’Connor
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Tapering is less efficacious than ongoing maintenance treatment in patients with prescription opioid dependence who receive buprenorphine therapy in primary care.
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clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT00555425.
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