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

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 & Articles

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]           
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)