TY - JOUR
T1 - Inquiries about and initiation of buprenorphine treatment in an inner-city clinic
AU - Cunningham, Chinazo O.
AU - Giovanniello, Angela
AU - Sacajiu, Galit
AU - Li, Xuan
AU - Brisbane, Mia
AU - Sohler, Nancy L.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration, HIV/AIDS Bureau, Special Projects of National Significance, grant 6H97HA00247; the Center for AIDS Research at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH AI-51519); and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program.
PY - 2009/7
Y1 - 2009/7
N2 - Despite increases in opioid dependence, availability of buprenorphine treatment remains limited. Reasons may include health center concerns about becoming overwhelmed or attracting patients who differ from the local community. This study documents inquiries about and initiation of buprenorphine treatment in an inner-city health center. From 2006-2008, we collected demographic information and subsequent treatment data for everyone who inquired about treatment. Of the 324 people who inquired, 55.6% initiated treatment. The number of inquiries increased gradually over time, and most came from local community residents (80.4%). These results may allay health center concerns, and can help planning for buprenorphine treatment.
AB - Despite increases in opioid dependence, availability of buprenorphine treatment remains limited. Reasons may include health center concerns about becoming overwhelmed or attracting patients who differ from the local community. This study documents inquiries about and initiation of buprenorphine treatment in an inner-city health center. From 2006-2008, we collected demographic information and subsequent treatment data for everyone who inquired about treatment. Of the 324 people who inquired, 55.6% initiated treatment. The number of inquiries increased gradually over time, and most came from local community residents (80.4%). These results may allay health center concerns, and can help planning for buprenorphine treatment.
KW - Buprenorphine
KW - Community health center
KW - Opioid
KW - Opioid dependence
KW - Substance abuse treatment
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U2 - 10.1080/08897070903041301
DO - 10.1080/08897070903041301
M3 - Article
C2 - 19591064
AN - SCOPUS:70349779747
SN - 0889-7077
VL - 30
SP - 261
EP - 262
JO - Substance Abuse
JF - Substance Abuse
IS - 3
ER -
