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The
Buprenorphine Program at Columbia University specializes in the use
of buprenorphine in the treatment of people dependent or addicted
to opiates. Patients are transitioned from their current substance
of abuse onto buprenorphine. The transfer and stabilization phase
takes place after a thorough evaluation by our multidisciplinary team.
Our team includes a psychiatrist, an internist, a psychologist and
a nurse all of whom have special expertise in dealing with opiate
dependence and the transition to buprenorphine. Patients can go through
the detoxification process or be maintained on buprenorphine at the
Program. Patients can also be maintained by the referring physician,
or another certified physician in the community, as determined by
the patient's needs.
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