Long-Term Suboxone Maintenance Therapy for Opioid Use Disorder: 2 Case Reports  

作　　者：Akikur Mohammad Joshua Busse Rebecca Ninah Shub Alexandria Sarkar Akikur Mohammad;Joshua Busse;Rebecca Ninah Shub;Alexandria Sarkar(Department of Psychiatry, LAC-USC, Los Angeles, CA, USA)

机构地区：[1]Department of Psychiatry, LAC-USC, Los Angeles, CA, USA

出　　处：《Open Journal of Psychiatry》2016年第2期191-194,共4页精神病学期刊（英文）

摘　　要：The medical profession is divided in its approach to treating patients with addiction issues, particularly in regards to the treatment of opioid use disorder with Suboxone (buprenorphine/naloxone). Here we present two cases of patients who have achieved over 11 years of sobriety with long-term Suboxone maintenance therapy. Their stories help to demonstrate that Suboxone is a viable long-term treatment option for severe opioid addiction. While life-long Suboxone use can lead to physical dependence on the drug, this is far from simply replacing one addiction with another. Some providers may feel that physical dependence on a medication does not represent appropriate or adequate treatment of opioid use disorder;however, when compared with the grave potential consequences of severe opioid use disorder, the potential benefits of achieving sobriety with Suboxone maintenance far outweigh the risks.The medical profession is divided in its approach to treating patients with addiction issues, particularly in regards to the treatment of opioid use disorder with Suboxone (buprenorphine/naloxone). Here we present two cases of patients who have achieved over 11 years of sobriety with long-term Suboxone maintenance therapy. Their stories help to demonstrate that Suboxone is a viable long-term treatment option for severe opioid addiction. While life-long Suboxone use can lead to physical dependence on the drug, this is far from simply replacing one addiction with another. Some providers may feel that physical dependence on a medication does not represent appropriate or adequate treatment of opioid use disorder;however, when compared with the grave potential consequences of severe opioid use disorder, the potential benefits of achieving sobriety with Suboxone maintenance far outweigh the risks.

关 键 词：Suboxone BUPRENORPHINE NALOXONE Opioid Use Disorder LONG-TERM 

分 类 号：R24[医药卫生—中医临床基础]