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Prescribed, 300 mg of Methadone/day!
Yep, I’ve seen it! It brings up several questions: Why? In this case, it was being given in the context of chronic pain management. Chronic opioid therapy (the therapeutic use of opioid medications over a long period of time) is usually prescribed in the context of adult chronic pain management or medication-assisted treatment of opioidContinue reading “Prescribed, 300 mg of Methadone/day!”
In the Clinic today…
Clinical issues arising in opioid addiction medication-assisted treatment in the clinic setting.
Introduction
Hi, my name’s Stuart and I’m a physician who’s been involved with medication-assisted opioid addiction treatment (MAT) since 2006 and Methadone maintenance therapy (MMT)since 2008. I was formally trained in Anesthesiology and Pain management. Currently I’m a co-medical director at a small Opioid Treatment Program (“Methadone clinic”) in a small city in the U.S.A. TheseContinue reading “Introduction”
Methadone Maintenance Treatment & other medication assistance for Opioid Use Disorder (addiction & dependence) treatment - A clinician's perspectives, presented for anyone curious about opioid addiction treatments 