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Opioid agonist therapy decision aid tool

Opioid agonist therapy decision aid tool

Clinical Tools

A tool for patients to use with their health care providers to help them decide what opioid agonist therapy (OAT) option would be best for them: sublingual buprenorphine (Suboxone), depot buprenorphine (Sublocade), methadone, or slow-release oral morphine (Kadian).

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Category
Clinical Tools
Format
PDF Document
File Size
0.07 MB
Downloads
1
Added
Aug 25, 2025
Tags
Psychiatry
Pain
Mental Health
Substance Use Disorders
Primary Care
Internal Medicine
Emergency Medicine

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