U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Practical Tools for Prescribing and Promoting Buprenorphine in Primary Care Settings

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Non-Systematic Review

Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Last Reviewed: 2021

Workgroups: Substance Use Workgroup

This Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) resource provides information to primary care providers and practices on how to implement opioid use disorder treatment using buprenorphine. It identifies common barriers, strategies to overcome them, and documents step-by-step tactics to support buprenorphine implementation.

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Objectives related to this resource (1)

Increase the rate of people with an opioid use disorder getting medications for addiction treatment — SU‑D03
Developmental

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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2021). Practical Tools for Prescribing and Promoting Buprenorphine in Primary Care Settings. Retrieved from https://www.samhsa.gov/resource/ebp/practical-tools-prescribing-buprenorphine-primary-care.