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Arrhythmia associated with buprenorphine and methadone reported to the Food and Drug Administration. Kao DP, Haigney MC, Mehler PS, Krantz MJ. Addiction. 2015 Sep;110(9):1468-75. doi: 10.1111/add.13013. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

Buprenorphine as a safe alternative to methadone in a patient with acquired long QT syndrome: a case report. de Jong IM, de Ruiter GS. Neth Heart J. 2013 May;21(5):249-52. doi: 10.1007/s12471-011-0073-9. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/…

Oxytocin protocol appears workable and safe for methadone patients who use cocaine Some 30 to 60 percent of patients in methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) for opioid use disorders use cocaine. Compared to other MMT patients, those who use cocaine…

Increasing diversion of methadone in Vancouver, Canada, 2005-2015. Reddon H, Ho J, DeBeck K, Milloy MJ, Liu Y, Dong H, Ahamad K, Wood E, Kerr T, Hayashi K. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2018 Feb;85:10-16. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2017.11.010. https://www.ncbi…

Cost-effectiveness of Methadone Maintenance Treatment Centers in Prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection. Pourkhajoei S, Barouni M, Noroozi A, Hajebi A, Amini S, Karamouzian M, Sharifi H. Addict Health. 2017 Apr;9(2):81-87. http://ah…