Buprenorphine: An Overview for Clinicians
August 2019
Scott Steiger, Triveni DeFries
Buprenorphine, an FDA-approved medication for addiction treatment and pain relief, cuts opioid overdose death rates in half. Yet the majority of people with opioid use disorder do not receive this medication-assisted treatment. This document provides answers to frequently asked questions and aims to increase provider comfort with prescribing buprenorphine.