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Thesis
Buprenorphine and Naloxone (Suboxone) Efficacy Compared With Methadone and Challenges in Treating Opiate Addiction
Washington State University
Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
05/2011
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/3072
Abstract
Purpose: To identify the efficacy and barriers that patients face concerning treatment of opiate addiction with buprenorphine and naloxone (Suboxone) through an examination of current peer reviewed literature comparing buprenorphine and naloxone to that of methadone and the barriers to treatment.Conclusions: Access to treatment, social stigma, and overall treatment costs are primary barriers to persons with opiate addictions seeking treatment. Buprenorphine and naloxone treatment offers equal efficacy to the standard treatment of methadone, with pharmacologic advantages, lower cost with office-based treatment, and increased access to those seeking addiction management without the need to attend a methadone clinic and avoid the stigma associated with opioid addiction.
Implications for Practice: More research is required to examine long-term outcomes with buprenorphine and naloxone managed addiction treatment. Currently, this treatment is only available through qualified physicians, hindering access to care. Allowing nurse practitioners to have prescriptive authority would increase access to treatment for addicts in an office-based setting.
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- Title
- Buprenorphine and Naloxone (Suboxone) Efficacy Compared With Methadone and Challenges in Treating Opiate Addiction
- Creators
- Todd M. Carpenter
- Contributors
- Lorna Schumann (Advisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Research Projects, College of Nursing
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Spokane, Washington
- Identifiers
- 99900590540101842
- Copyright
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/us/; Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 United States (CC BY-ND 3.0 US)
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis