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• TITLE: Long-Term Suboxone Maintenance Therapy for Opioid Use Disorder: 2 Case Reports

  AUTHORS: Akikur Mohammad, Joshua Busse, Rebecca Ninah Shub, Alexandria Sarkar

  KEYWORDS: Suboxone, Buprenorphine, Naloxone, Opioid Use Disorder, Long-Term

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Psychiatry, Vol.6 No.2, April 14, 2016

  ABSTRACT: The medical profession is divided in its approach to treating patients with addiction issues, particularly in regards to the treatment of opioid use disorder with Suboxone (buprenorphine/naloxone). Here we present two cases of patients who have achieved over 11 years of sobriety with long-term Suboxone maintenance therapy. Their stories help to demonstrate that Suboxone is a viable long-term treatment option for severe opioid addiction. While life-long Suboxone use can lead to physical dependence on the drug, this is far from simply replacing one addiction with another. Some providers may feel that physical dependence on a medication does not represent appropriate or adequate treatment of opioid use disorder; however, when compared with the grave potential consequences of severe opioid use disorder, the potential benefits of achieving sobriety with Suboxone maintenance far outweigh the risks.