title: Anesthesia for patients on buprenorphine.
abstract: Opioid abuse is a devastating, costly, and growing problem in the United States, and one for which treatment can be complicated by barriers such as access to care and legal issues. Only 12% to 15% of the opioid-dependent population is enrolled in methadone maintenance programs. A significant breakthrough occurred with passage of the Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000 (DATA 2000). For the first time in approximately 80 years, physicians could legally prescribe opioid medications for the treatment of opioid addiction. The opiate, so designated, was buprenorphine (Subutex).
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, Mount Sinai Medical Center, 1 Gustave Levy Plaza, New York, NY 10029, USA.
authors.forename: Ethan O
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Bryson
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lipson
authors.forename: Clifford
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gevirtz
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods*; D002047:Buprenorphine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D009270:Naloxone / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D009292:Narcotic Antagonists / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D009292:Narcotic Antagonists; D009270:Naloxone; D002047:Buprenorphine