Collaborative Care of Opioid-Addicted Patients in Primary Care Using Buprenorphine

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Authors

Daniel P. Alford · Boston Medical Center

Colleen LaBelle · Boston Medical Center

Natalie Kretsch · Boston Medical Center

Alexis Bergeron · Boston University

Michael Winter · Boston Medical Center

Michael Botticelli · Boston Medical Center

Jeffrey H. Samet ·

Abstract

Collaborative care with nurse care managers in an urban primary care practice is an alternative and successful treatment method for most patients with opioid addiction that makes effective use of time for physicians who prescribe buprenorphine.

Topics & Keywords

Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Mental Health Treatment and Access

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Archives of Internal Medicine

Volume 171, Issue 5, pp. 425-31

DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.541

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