Comparing Sexual Function between Opioid Dependents Consuming Methadone or Opium Tincture

Comparing the Effects of Methadone, Buprenorphine, and Opium Tincture Maintenance Therapy on Sexual Function

Background: Opioid use disorder is a major concern to public health, and opioid maintenance treatment onmethadone or buprenorphine is a widely used approach. On the other hand, in recent years, there has beenmore regards for the use of opium tincture for detoxification and maintenance treatment of opioiddependence in certain parts...

Lead Contamination of Opium, Opium Tincture, and Methadone Oral Solution, in Iran

Experiences of Opium Dependents from Performance of Methadone Centers of Kerman, Iran

BACKGROUND To assess patients' satisfaction and to evaluate methadone therapy program, it is important to understand the experiences of opium dependents during the treatment period in methadone centers and determine the quality of this program and revise standards based on that. This study aimed to describe the nature and structure of patients' experiences during treatment in methadone centers....

Managing opioid dependence. Comparing buprenorphine with methadone.

analysis comparing the effectiveness of buprenorphine and methadone. Research question Is buprenorphine as effective as methadone for managing opioid dependence? Type of article and design Meta-analysis by three reviewers. Relevance to family physicians Community-based family physicians are uniquely suited to care for opioid-dependent patients. Buprenorphine, like methadone, is a substitution t...

Sexual Dysfunction in Heroin Dependents: A Comparison between Methadone and Buprenorphine Maintenance Treatment.

INTRODUCTION Methadone has long been regarded as an effective treatment for opioid dependence. However, many patients discontinue maintenance therapy because of its side effects, with one of the most common being sexual dysfunction. Buprenorphine is a proven alternative to methadone. This study aimed to investigate sexual dysfunction in opioid-dependent men on buprenorphine maintenance treatmen...