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Eduardo R. Leon Guerrero, M.D.
Whitman-Walker Health
1525 14th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
Main Tel: (202) 745-7000
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Dr. David T. Ault, M.D.
1800 R Street NW
Suite C-9
Washington, DC 20009
Main Tel: (202) 986-0371
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Dr. Yavar Moghimi, M.D.
1701 14th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
Main Tel: (202) 745-7000
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Dr. Colleen Kane Lane, M.D.
1825 14th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
Main Tel: (202) 745-6146
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Dr. Jason Uchechi Emejuru, M.D.
2120 L street NW
Suite 600
Washington, DC 20037
Main Tel: (202) 630-4273
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Dr. Robert Keisling, M.D.
1325 G St. N.W.
Washington, DC 20005
Main Tel: (202) 449-7730
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Dr. Steven Howard Lipsius, M.D.
2141 K Street NW, Suite 404
Washington, DC 20037
Main Tel: (202) 223-1765
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Dr. John R. Maloney, M.D.
2141 K Street, NW
Suite 304
Washington, DC 20037
Main Tel: (202) 496-9700
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Dr. Mohan T. Advani, M.D.
2300 M. Street, NW, #832
Washington, DC 20037
Main Tel: (202) 973-2838
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Dr. Sally Louise Satel, M.D.
925 H Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
Main Tel: (202) 489-6654
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Dr. Christopher John Spevak, M.D.
Georgetown University Hospital
3800 Reservoir Road
Washington, DC 20009
Main Tel: (202) 444-2090
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Dr. Joseph Jeral, M.D.
2440 M Street, NW
Suite 720
Washington, DC 20037
Main Tel: (202) 457-8899
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Dr. Ernest Guner Brown, M.D.
2303 14th St NW Apt# 805
Washington, DC 20009
Main Tel: (202) 361-3103
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Robert W. Mickey, M.D.
Howard University Hospital
2041 Georgia Avenue, N.W., Suite 5B02
Washington, DC 20060
Main Tel: (202) 865-6689
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William B. Lawson, M.D.
Howard University Hospital, Dept of Psyc
2041 Georgia Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20060
Main Tel: (202) 865-6611
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Dr. Walter Phillip Bland, M.D.
Howard University Hospital
2041 Georgia Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20060
Main Tel: (202) 806-7981
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Dr. Peggy Jean Scurry, M.D.
Howard University Hospital – Dept OB/GYN
2041 Georgia Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20060
Main Tel: (202) 865-1161
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Dr. Clairmont Everton Griffith, M.D.
2041 Georgia Avenue NW
Suite B105
Washington, DC 20060
Main Tel: (202) 865-6714
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Vaul Anthony Phillips, M.D.
2041 Georgia Avenue, NW
Room 1T31
Washington, DC 20060
Main Tel: (240) 245-4211
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Dr. Kandie S. Tate, M.D.
2139 Georgia Avenue NW
4th Floor
Washington, DC 20001
Main Tel: (202) 865-7483
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Nicole Renee Richardson, D.O.
2007 2nd Sreet NW
Washington, DC 20001
Main Tel: 202-787-9235
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Dr. Ni Ni Khin,
3020 14 th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
Main Tel: (202) 518-6419
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Dr. Amy Dee Kossoff, M.D.
425 2nd Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
Main Tel: (202) 508-0500
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Dr. Kate Susan Sugarman, M.D.
40 Patterson Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
Main Tel: (202) 478-4734
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Walter L. Faggett, II, M.D.
825 North Capitol Street, NE
Suite 5135
Washington, DC 20002
Main Tel: (202) 442-9077
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Dr. Robert J. Ball, M.D.
2568A Riva Road
Suite 202
Annapolis, MD 20401
Main Tel: (443) 262-1395
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Burton G. Schonfeld, M.D.
3000 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20008
Main Tel: (202) 363-7755
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Jessica Brown, M.D.
3000 Connecticut Avenue
Suite 238
Washington, DC 20008
Main Tel: (202) 234-0474
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Dr. Helen Masresha Bellete, M.D.
VA Medical Center
50 Irving Street, NW
Washington, DC 20422
Main Tel: (202) 745-8000
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Dr. Vincent Tomasino, M.D.
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Psychiatry Dept., 50 Irving Street, NW
Washington, DC 20422
Main Tel: (202) 745-8156
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Christopher G. Santangelo, M.D.
GWU Hospital 3800 Reservoir Road NW
611 Kobes-Cogan Boulevard
Washington, DC 20007
Main Tel: (202) 687-6655
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Dr. Mary Rachel Lee, M.D.
4501 Albemarle Street, N.W.
Suite 217
Washington, DC 20008
Main Tel: (202) 686-9171
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Dr. Edward Benjamin Radden, III, M.D.
DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center
50 Irving Street
Washington, DC 20042
Main Tel: (410) 206-4263
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Dr. Irene C. Jackson, M.D.
650 Pennsylvania Avenue SE
Suite 470
Washington, DC 20003
Main Tel: (202) 546-0981
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Dr. Joel Edward Loveless, D.O.
650 Pennsylvania Avenue SE
Suite 470
Washington, DC 20003
Main Tel: (202) 546-0981
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Anthony Flood, M.D.
650 Pennsylvania Avenue SE
Washington, DC 20003
Main Tel: (202) 547-9090
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Joshua Aaron Weiner, M.D.
2009 North 14th Street
Suite 602
Arlington, VA 22201
Main Tel: (703) 875-2270
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Dr. Adegboyega Adekunle Oyemade, M.D.
Kaiser Permanente Capitol Hill Medical
Center, 700 2nd Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
Main Tel: (202) 346-3000
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Dr. Ashwin Jacob Mathai, M.D.
1400 Decatur Street NW
Washington, DC 20011
Main Tel: (202) 291-4707
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Dr. Alvaro Guzman, M.D.
1400 Decatour Street North West
Washington, DC 20011
Main Tel: (202) 291-4707
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Ricardo Galbis, M.D.
Andromeda Transcultural Health
1400 Decatur Street NW
Washington, DC 20011
Main Tel: (202) 291-4707
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Dr. Hasan Badday, M.D.
2200 12th Court North
Apartment 804
Arlington, VA 22201
Main Tel: (909) 561-3325
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Dr. Edwin C. Chapman, M.D.
1647 Benning Road NE
Washington, DC 20002
Main Tel: (202) 396-8550
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Dr. Richard Bruce Ashby, M.D.
1647 Benning Road NE
Suite 301
Washington, DC 20002
Main Tel: (202) 398-2100
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Charles Hall, M.D.
1647 Benning Road N.E.
Suite 200
Washington, DC 20002
Main Tel: (202) 255-3975
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John F. Dombrowski,
3301 New Mexico Avenue, NW
Unit 346
Washington, DC 20016
Main Tel: (202) 362-4787
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Celia Rejina Oliveira, M.D.
3301 New Mexico Avenue, NW
Unit 345
Washington, DC 20016
Main Tel: (202) 537-3833
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PRABHAVATHI RAO,
4600 CONNECTICUT Avenue
APT 827
WASHINGTON, DC 20008
Main Tel:
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Dr. Okay Harold Odocha, M.D.
1140 Varnum Street, NE
Suite #102
Washington, DC 20017
Main Tel: (202) 526-7091
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Dr. Homaira Ahad-Amiri, M.D.
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
1053 Buchannan Street, NE
Washington, DC 20017
Main Tel: (202) 269-7222
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Dr. Surendra Kandel, M.D.
Seton House, Providence Hospital
1053 Buchanan Street, NE
Washington, DC 20017
Main Tel: (202) 854-4333
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Dr. Otis Reginald Egins, M.D.
1901 D Street, Southeast
Washington, DC 20003
Main Tel: (202) 698-9400
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Fidelis F. Doh, M.D.
1900 Massachusetts Avenue SE
Suite 1242
Washington, DC 20003
Main Tel: (202) 548-6500
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Dr. Ted Alan Ramsey, M.D.
4545 42nd Street, NW
Suite 204
Washington, DC 20016
Main Tel: (240) 997-1824
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Dr. David H. Fram, M.D.
4545 42nd Street, NW
Washington, DC 20016
Main Tel: (202) 686-1870
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Dr. Philip Alan Seibel, M.D.
4545 42 Street, NW
Unit 204
Washington, DC 20016
Main Tel: (202) 686-1870
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Dr. Veronica Jenkins, M.D.
2041 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20020
Main Tel: (202) 889-7900
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Dr. Carrie E Lewis, M.D.
2301 Martin Luther King Jr Avenue SE
Washington, DC 20020
Main Tel: (314) 210-9774
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Karen Michal Wooten, M.D.
Whitman-Walker Max Robinson Center
2302 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20020
Main Tel: (202) 745-7000
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Dr. Adefolaju Oketokun, M.D.
2628 Bladensburg Road, NE
Washington, DC 20018
Main Tel: (202) 636-5136
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Dr. Michele Rene Arthurs, M.D.
1638 Good Hope Road
Washington, DC 20020
Main Tel: (202) 610-7280
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Ilse R. Levin, D.O.
1500 Galen Street, SE
Washington, DC 20020
Main Tel: (202) 610-7160×1026
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Dr. Andrew Christopher Robie, M.D.
1500 Galen Street, SE
Washington, DC 20020
Main Tel: (202) 610-7186
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Zina M. Hussain, M.D., LLC
5427 Wisonsin Avenue, NW
No. 3, 2nd Floor
Washington, DC 20015
Main Tel: (202) 885-5600
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Jimmy Ibikunle, M.D.
5247 Wisconsin Avenue Northwest
Suite 3, 2nd Floor
Washington, DC 20015
Main Tel: (202) 765-3131
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Alen Salerian,
5255 Wisconsin Avenue
Suite 104
Washington, DC 20015
Main Tel: (202) 244-9000
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Dr. Haroon Rashid, M.D.
3535 South Ball Street
Suite A
Arlington, VA 22202
Main Tel: (703) 558-4922
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Dr. Ikechi C. Nnawuchi, M.D.
5335 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Suite 950
Washington, DC 20015
Main Tel: (202) 570-4590
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Dr. Gavin Elliot Rose, M.D.
2700 Martin Luther King Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20032
Main Tel: (202) 645-4933
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Dr. Ayesha M. Mian, M.D.
1110 North Glebe Road
Suite 200
Arlington, VA 22201
Main Tel: (703) 261-4618
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Percival Lino Cueto, M.D.
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
6900 Georgia Avenue, Building 6
Washington, DC 20012
Main Tel: (202) 782-5970
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Dr. Robin Toler, M.D.
Capital Community Services
2041 M.L.K., Jr. Ave.,S.E., Suite #236
Washington, DC 20020
Main Tel: (202) 678-0380
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Dr. Lillian Browne Hunt, M.D.
4501 Arlington Boulevard
Suite 120
Arlington, VA 22203
Main Tel: (703) 841-1133
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Aditi Mohan Shrikhande,
5454 Wisconsin Avenue
Suite 1275
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Main Tel: (202) 320-7704
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Dr. Anca Gabriela Zinnes, M.D.
5454 Wisconsin Avenue
Suite 1435
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Main Tel: (301) 404-0156
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Dr. Heather Elisabeth Walker, M.D.
1500 Galen Street SE
Anacostia Community Health Center
Washington, DC 20020
Main Tel: (202) 610-7160
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Falk W. Lohoff, M.D.
5480 Wisconsin Avenue
Suite 223
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Main Tel: (301) 576-6044
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Dr. Christopher John Spevak, M.D.
Walter Reed Army Hospital
6900 Georgia Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20012
Main Tel: (202) 444-2090
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Dr. Reza Ghorbani, M.D.
5530 Wisconsin Avenue
Suite 1550
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Main Tel: (301) 220-1333
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Dr. Rodney Van Burbach, M.D.
5530 Wisconsin Avenue
Suite 1231
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Main Tel: (202) 483-2800
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Dr. Osamede Edokpolo, M.D.
1100 Alabama Avenue SE
Washington, DC 20032
Main Tel: (202) 642-0303
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Buprenorphine Shown Safe and Effective in Reducing Opioid Use
A scholarly article published in The American Journal of Psychiatry found that buprenorphine was “noninferior” in elimiating opioid misuse as compared with methadone dosing. Noninferior is another way of saying reasonably similar in effectiveness.
The study was based on 272 patients meeting diagnostic criteria for Opioid Use Disorder, and was conducted over a 24 week period at 7 Canadian hospitals and community treatment clinics.
While the study did not differentiate between dependency severity levels or a patient’s years in active addiction, it did generally establish that buprenorphine was as effective in preventing opioid misuse when compared with a group of patients receiving methadone.
Progress and stabilization were primarily based on drug-testing urinalysis results although other factors were taken into consideration such as retention in opioid treatment for a longer duration of time.
Mounting evidence regarding buprenorphine safety and its overall therapeutic benefit will help to drive increases in funding for additional opioid treatment clinics and easier medication access for prospective patients desiring addiction recovery.
Opioid Use Disorder and Medication Assistance
Nearly every U.S. family is affected by addiction with opioid use disorder rising significantly in the last 10 years. Despite this trend, a surprising number of individuals still do not have access to medication-assisted therapy.
Buprenorphine based medications enjoy a proven track record of success in helping patients achieve long lasting stablization and elimination of their opioid withdrawal symptoms. A study recently published in the International Journal of Drug Policy found that almost 87% of those with opioid use disorder were not yet receiving therapeutic medications that could increase their likelihood of a successful recovery.
The good news is that there has been a substantial increase nationwide in the number of treatment providers who offer buprenorphine and counseling services. Organizations like BrightView and Acadia are opening clinics in multiple states and aim to expand their service availability in the year ahead.
With opioids now vulnerable to being adulterated with deadly fentanyl and other substances, it is important that people struggling with opioid use disorder (OUD) find treatment and support as soon as possible.
Buprenorphine based medications and methadone are making a real difference in restoring quality of life, and enabling patients to become once again fully productive, and able to focus on a healthy lifestyle. Medication assistance is key, and for many people opens a door that was previously closed for a very long time.