Suboxone
At Lawrence Medical Center, we serve people in all walks of life, and we believe that anyone can achieve genuine healing.
Drug Dependance Treatment
For those suffering from addiction to opioids, the path to treatment and healing can seem daunting, or even impossible. At Lawrence Medical Center, we serve people in all walks of life, and we believe that anyone can achieve genuine healing. We treat all our patients with the respect and equality they deserve.
Suboxone® is a medicine that can be taken regularly to relieve the symptoms of opioid withdrawal. Suboxone® treatment is part of a comprehensive management program that helps patients suffering from addiction. Our providers provide safe and effective treatment at our locations in Lawrence and Peabody, Massachusetts
Buprenorphine, an FDA-approved medication for addiction treatment and pain relief, cuts opioid overdose death rates in half. Yet nearly 80% of Americans with opioid use disorder (OUD) do not receive buprenorphine or other medication-assisted treatment (MAT).
Suboxone® is a medicine that can be taken regularly to relieve the symptoms of opioid withdrawal. Suboxone® treatment is part of a comprehensive management program that helps patients suffering from addiction. Our providers provide safe and effective treatment at our locations in Lawrence and Peabody, Massachusetts
Buprenorphine, an FDA-approved medication for addiction treatment and pain relief, cuts opioid overdose death rates in half. Yet nearly 80% of Americans with opioid use disorder (OUD) do not receive buprenorphine or other medication-assisted treatment (MAT).
About Buprenorphine
- Buprenorphine compared to methadone and naltrexone
- Accessibility obstacles
- How to start a patient on buprenorphine
- Where can a patient start buprenorphine?
Dosage, Duration, And Monitoring
- Maintenance dosage
- Treatment duration: detox, maintenance, tapering
- Monitoring and diversion
- Substance use
- Behavioral health treatments
Pain Management with Buprenorphine
- Advantages of using buprenorphine for chronic pain
- Elderly patients with chronic pain
- Treating pain in the emergency department and hospital
- Hospitalized and perioperative patients on buprenorphine
Legal and Administrative Facts
- Laws regulating buprenorphine prescribing
- Getting prescriptions approved by health plans
- Documentation required by federal and/or Massachusetts laws