title: Buprenorphine treatment: a three-year prospective study in opioid-addicted patients of a public out-patient addiction center in Milan.
abstract: The data shown here were collected with an open label prospective design from March 2001 to February 2004 while conducting routine recruitment and therapy of heroin-addicted patients. All of the data collected demonstrate the safety and efficacy of buprenorphine therapy and different characteristics observed in buprenorphine patients versus methadone patients.
authors.affiliation: Public Out-patient Addiction Unit, Local Health Administration, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Edoardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cozzolino
authors.forename: Livia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Guglielmino
authors.forename: Pierluigi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vigezzi
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Marzorati
authors.forename: Rosella
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Silenzio
authors.forename: Margherita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Chiara
authors.forename: Filomena
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Corrado
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cocchi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D002047:Buprenorphine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D003042:Cocaine / Q000652:urine; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D009292:Narcotic Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000652:urine; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011584:Psychology; D017150:Public Sector; D012944:Social Support; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers
chemical_list: D009292:Narcotic Antagonists; D002047:Buprenorphine; D003042:Cocaine