Three generic medications have been approved by the FDA to treat opioid use disorders by reducing the reinforcing effects of unauthorized opioids: methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone. This fact sheet details how to incorporate these medications into your program responsibly.

Authors:

Benjamin R. Nordstrom, M.D., Ph.D., Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Douglas B. Marlowe, J.D., Ph.D., Senior Scientific Consultant, All Rise

Date: 2016