MrRoot
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I have noticed that there are lots of differences in opiate replacement therapy regarding their policies around the world.
If I have understood right there in the USA Suboxone can be prescribed just like other drugs by clinics and even just regular DRs. and filled in pharmacy but Methadone clinics have much stricter rules.
Here in Finland both Suboxone and Methadone must be prescribed by public sector clinics and there is three month period at the start of therapy in which you must take your dose supervised and take UA each week and if UA doesn't show up any other drugs you get your first take home dose per week and then you'll get one more up to four take home doses per week.
If you fail your UA even once you'll have to take your doses supervised again for four weeks and then they start going up again.
Each time you take your dose supervised you'll have some time to talk about your daily life and struggles with the nurse and atleast once in a month there is 1 hr meeting with nurse and/or psychiatrist.
On top of that you get to see social worker if you have anything you need to discuss about.
I would like to know about how ORT is organized in your country so people could get to known how ORT would suit for them if they are thinking about entering into it.
If I have understood right there in the USA Suboxone can be prescribed just like other drugs by clinics and even just regular DRs. and filled in pharmacy but Methadone clinics have much stricter rules.
Here in Finland both Suboxone and Methadone must be prescribed by public sector clinics and there is three month period at the start of therapy in which you must take your dose supervised and take UA each week and if UA doesn't show up any other drugs you get your first take home dose per week and then you'll get one more up to four take home doses per week.
If you fail your UA even once you'll have to take your doses supervised again for four weeks and then they start going up again.
Each time you take your dose supervised you'll have some time to talk about your daily life and struggles with the nurse and atleast once in a month there is 1 hr meeting with nurse and/or psychiatrist.
On top of that you get to see social worker if you have anything you need to discuss about.
I would like to know about how ORT is organized in your country so people could get to known how ORT would suit for them if they are thinking about entering into it.