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While most people with opioid addiction do not want to quit, there are many who can't afford or don't have the means to get treatment.
Even though there is scientific evidence to the contrary, only 1 in 10 people who have an opioid addiction get treatment that includes these medications. About the same number receives treatment for opioid addiction without using medications, many times because none is available in their areas.
Research shows that addiction treatment with buprenorphine and methadone is at least twice as likely as treatment without medication to maintain treatment and long-term recovery.
The majority of licensed buprenorphine prescribing physicians have so far only approved it for a limited number of patients. The majority of primary care physicians believe they were licensed to treat opioid-addicted patients, but aren't interested in adding new patients.
Despite federal spending millions to promote greater buprenorphine prescribing by primary care physicians, the actual number of buprenorphine prescribers and patients they are seeing has been much lower.
Buprenorphine has been approved by the FDA with federal funding. Doctors, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants can prescribe it for up to 30 day. The medication can then be purchased from a pharmacy and taken at home. Patients who take buprenorphine must attend individual and/or group counseling sessions.