Treatment Options in Opioid Dependence - Frankly Speaking EP 47
Frankly Speaking About Family Medicine
December 18, 20179m 57s
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Show Notes
Medication-based maintenance therapy is recommended for patients with opioid dependence. Listen to this week’s episode to learn how once monthly naltrexone injections are as effective as daily treatment with buprenorphine/naloxone.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand data comparing long-acting naltrexone to daily buprenorphine/naloxone
- Understand importance of medication-based maintenance therapy