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Date
2018
Abstract
No different than many other Northeastern states, Maine continues to face an opioid epidemic. Drug-induced deaths continue to rise each year and Lewiston, ME remains no exception. In 2017 Maine saw 418 deaths related to drugs, a number that is only increasing every year. There remains a rising need for effective treatments such as medically assisted therapy. Starting in 2018, the Family Medicine Residency at the Central Maine Medical Center created such a group and began treating patients. The scope of this research is to track improvements in self-sufficiency among patients and to aide in advertisement of the program. Programs like this often remain unknown to those seeking treatment.
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Lewiston, ME
Keywords
medically assisted therapy, therapy, opiate, suboxone, group, recovery, treatment, addiction, suboxone therapy, heroin, maine, family medicine
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Disciplines
Medical Education | Primary Care
Recommended Citation
Lehman, Jacob Thomas, "Restoring Self-Sufficiency with Suboxone Group Therapy" (2018). Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects. 357.
https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/fmclerk/357