Mental Health, Brain Health and Substance Use
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Supervised dosing with a long acting opioid medication to reduce opioid use and related harm in the management of prescription opioid dependence.
[2012]
Recommendation(s)
When treating people who are dependent on strong prescription opioids (i.e. morphine-like), prescribers can treat with a long acting opioid (such as methadone and buprenorphine) which can be taken once daily, with supervised dispensing if necessary, either for maintenance treatment or for detoxification.
Strength of recommendation: CONDITIONAL
Quality of evidence:LOW