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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).

Details

Category
Clinical Tools
Format
PDF Document
File Size
0.07 MB
Downloads
14
Added
Aug 25, 2025
Tags
Psychiatry
Pain
Mental Health
Substance Use Disorders
Primary Care
Internal Medicine
Emergency Medicine

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