TY - JOUR
KW - Adaptation, Psychological
KW - Buprenorphine/therapeutic use
KW - Cognitive Therapy/methods
KW - Combined Modality Therapy
KW - Counseling/methods
KW - Humans
KW - Methadone/therapeutic use
KW - Motivation
KW - Narcotic Antagonists/therapeutic use
KW - Narcotics/therapeutic use
KW - Opioid-Related Disorders/drug therapy/psychology/rehabilitation
KW - Patient Dropouts
KW - Secondary prevention
KW - Substance Abuse Treatment Centers
KW - Treatment Outcome
KW - United States
AU - M. M. Copenhaver
AU - R. D. Bruce
AU - F. L. Altice
A1 - 
AB - There is growing empirical evidence of buprenorphine's effectiveness in treating opioid dependence in community-based settings in the U.S. Decades of research indicates that in order for buprenorphine to have a sizable effect, it must be appropriately supported by behavioral counseling. Studies to date have not established the optimal behavioral counseling content for supporting buprenorphine treatment. The objective of this article is: 1) to review evidence of the key treatment-relevant issues posed by opioid-dependent patients in community-based settings in the U.S.; and 2) to review behavioral counseling content that may optimize the use of buprenorphine for treating opioid dependence in such settings. Evidence points toward the use of behavioral counseling aimed at enhancing patients' motivation during treatment entry followed by an emphasis on improving coping/relapse prevention skills during the primary phase of treatment.
BT - The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
C5 - Opioids & Substance Use; Education & Workforce
CP - 5
CY - United States
IS - 5
JF - The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
N2 - There is growing empirical evidence of buprenorphine's effectiveness in treating opioid dependence in community-based settings in the U.S. Decades of research indicates that in order for buprenorphine to have a sizable effect, it must be appropriately supported by behavioral counseling. Studies to date have not established the optimal behavioral counseling content for supporting buprenorphine treatment. The objective of this article is: 1) to review evidence of the key treatment-relevant issues posed by opioid-dependent patients in community-based settings in the U.S.; and 2) to review behavioral counseling content that may optimize the use of buprenorphine for treating opioid dependence in such settings. Evidence points toward the use of behavioral counseling aimed at enhancing patients' motivation during treatment entry followed by an emphasis on improving coping/relapse prevention skills during the primary phase of treatment.
PP - United States
PY - 2007
SN - 0095-2990; 0095-2990
SP - 643
EP - 654
EP - 
T1 - Behavioral counseling content for optimizing the use of buprenorphine for treatment of opioid dependence in community-based settings: a review of the empirical evidence
T2 - The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
TI - Behavioral counseling content for optimizing the use of buprenorphine for treatment of opioid dependence in community-based settings: a review of the empirical evidence
U1 - Opioids & Substance Use; Education & Workforce
U2 - 17891657
VL - 33
VO - 0095-2990; 0095-2990
Y1 - 2007
ER -