It is recommended that all practices have one or more physicians who are Suboxone certified. The treatment of addiction is now like the treatment of diabetes or COPD. Detoxing and putting the patients back on the street is a revolving door. Firing the patient from the practice moves the problem to the next clinic or the ED. These are not solutions. The treatment of addiction has changed considerably since most of us have finished our training. Look into becoming Suboxone certified.

Rule of Thumb: If you can prescribe it, you should be able to treat it.

Now what do we do today? Below are some resources and physicians that have been contacted and have agreed to help.

Web Sources:

www.suboxone.com/patients/resources/find_a_doctor.aspx

www.naabt.org

http://buprenorphine.samhsa.gov/bwns_locator/

Physicians:

Dr. Fernando Proano, Occupational Medicine, Vancouver: He will see patient if they have problems which were or are associated with an occupational injury. 360.571.9799

Dr. Tad Lowder, Family Practice, Vancouver: 360.514.7550

Dr. Oleg Reznik, Family Practice, Portland:  He has a Suboxone support group and has openings now for new patients. 503.314.5003 

Dr. Tyson Cambell, Family Practice, Milwaukie, OR: 503.236.2303

Dr. Ed Goering, Family Practice, Milwaukie, OR: 503.236.2303

Click here for a list of additional Suboxone treatment physicians.

Become a Suboxone certified physician. The DEA will fast track your application and you can help your patients and your community.

—John Hart, DO

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