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The most common medications used in treatment of opioid. addiction are methadone and buprenorphine. Sometimes. another medication, called naltrexone, is used. Cost varies for. the different medications. This may need to be taken into. account when considering treatment options.
The 1999 Federal regulations extend the treatment options of methadone-maintained opioid-dependent patients from specialized clinics to office-based opioid therapy (OBOT). OBOT allows primary care physicians to coordinate methadone therapy in this group with ongoing medical care.