Information About Buprenorphine

Break Free from Opioid Addiction: A Discussion Guide for You and Your Physician
What is Buprenorphine?
How Buprenorphine Works
Buprenorphine Fact Sheet (POATS)
Buprenorphine Fact Sheet (NIDA/SAMHSA)
Buprenorphine for Pain Relief
Buprenorphine: Long-term Efficacy for Opioid Dependence​
Managing Side Effects of Buprenorphine
Evidence of Opioid Efficacy in U.S. Pain Management Practice
The Problem with Benzodiazepines

Legal Tool Kit for MAT (Medication-Assisted Treatment)

Application for Medical Assistance for Workers with Disabilities
​Volvo Group North America To Pay $70,000 To Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit
Know Your Rights: Rights for Individuals on MAT
​Advocating for your Recovery when Ordered off Addiction Medication
How America Overdosed on Drug Courts
Legality of Denying Access to MAT in the Criminal Justice System
MAT in Drug Courts: Recommended Strategies
MAT for Opioid Addiction: Myths & Facts
​Sample Letter to Courts or Criminal Justice Agencies Advocating to Stay on MAT
Confronting an Epidemic: The Case for Eliminating Barriers to MAT of Heroin & Opioid Addiction
Driving on Methadone or Buprenorphine (Suboxone): DUI?
Attorney's Guide: Addiction Medication & Your Client

Other Useful Resources

The National Alliance of Advocates for Buprenorphine Treatment (NAABT)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA) 
American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) 
Learn the Eight Dimensions of Wellness [SAMHSA poster]           
Suboxone Forum 
Physician's Blog about Suboxone
The Huffington Post (a great supporter of buprenorphine therapy):
                http://projects.huffingtonpost.com/dying-to-be-free-heroin-treatment?utm_source=scoopinion
                http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/suboxone/
E-Cigarettes as Safe as Nicotine Replacement in Real-World Study (www.medscape.com)