In the last post we discussed some of the misconceptions about tapering off opioids. Today we will discuss a couple basic principles, and then describe the approach I recommend for my patients tapering off buprenorphine. Presenting how to stop buprenorphine or Suboxone, Pt 2 Opioids act at receptors that normally Read more…
Originally Posted 10/27/2013 I usually have my wife/business partner review my posts and provide her opinion whether my arguments are sound. For the record, she tells me that this post is technical and boring. I disagree, but we aren’t planning to separate over the issue. A valid criticism, I think, Read more…
I presented this topic at the Atlanta meeting of ASAM a couple weeks ago. There are too many slides, but the historical stuff was just too fascinating to leave out. I wanted to demonstrate, by lining it up on the side, how time has compressed the most critical discoveries to Read more…