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IJ Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
IJPBS is the Official Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
e-ISSN 1735-9287
p-ISSN 1735-8639
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Singapore's Experience With Buprenorphine
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1Psychiatrist, Senior Medical Officer of Treatment Programs. Room No 510. 5th Floor, Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Office (SAPTO), Deputy for Health (DH), Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education, Hafez St., Tehran, Iran
2Department of Psychology, Tonekabon Azad University, Tonekabon, Iran
*Corresponding Author: Psychiatrist, Senior Medical Officer of Treatment Programs. Room No 510. 5th Floor, Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Office (SAPTO), Deputy for Health (DH), Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education, Hafez St., Tehran, Iran, Tel: +98-2166709082, Fax: +98-2166700410 Email: a_r_noroozi@yahoo.co
Published online:Jan 31, 2008
Article type:Brief Report
Received:Dec 01, 2007
Accepted:Dec 31, 2007
How to Cite:Noroozi A, Mianji F. Singapore's Experience With Buprenorphine. Iran J Psychiatry Behav Sci. 2008;2(1):. doi:
Abstract
Buprenorphine (Subutex) has been used to treat opioid dependency in the past 16 years. Subutex (or buprenorphine hydrochloride) was approved by the Singapore's Ministry of Health (MOH) in 2000 as a substitution treatment for opiate-dependent drug abusers within the framework of medical, social and psychological treatments. It was subsequently introduced into the Singapore market in 2002. In spite of the promise of improvement in the lives of addicts with medical care, a distinct trend of buprenorphine abuse has occurred. A cascade of events from 2002 to 2006 led to discontinuation of Subutex treatment programs in the country. In this paper, firstly reports on morbidity and mortality caused by Subutex IV abuse will be reviewed and secondly, the MOH response to the situation will be outlined and finally, implications of Singapore’s experience with Subutex will be discussed
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