Pensacola Buprenorphine Doctors

Locate Pensacola buprenorphine and suboxone doctors who specialize in the treatment of opioid addiction.

Dr. Kiumars Shams, M.D.
101 South Jefferson Street
Pensacola, FL 32502
Main Tel: (850) 432-3334
 
 
Dr. Louis B. Fowler, M.D.
431 East Government Street
Pensacola, FL 32502
Main Tel: (850) 433-9391
 
 
Dr. Cris William Jagar, M.D.
890 South Palafox Street
Suite 300
Pensacola, FL 32502
Main Tel: (850) 433-1656
 
 
Dr. Allan Lam Ho, M.D.
2407 West Cervantes Street
Pensacola, FL 32505
Main Tel: (850) 791-6200
 
 
Dr. Michael Lee Schreiber,
3817-1/2 North 12th Avenue
Pensacola, FL 32503
Main Tel: (989) 992-9224
 
 
Dr. Robert A. Althar, M.D.
Summit Group
3298 Summit Boulevard, Suite 12
Pensacola, FL 32503
Main Tel: (850) 437-8952
 
 
Dr. Nicholas Sholty, M.D.
4707 North Davis Highway
Pensacola, FL 32503
Main Tel: (850) 529-0090
 
 
Dr. Gerald William Grass, M.D.
4300 Bayou Blvd.
Suite 17B
Pensacola, FL 32503
Main Tel: 850-607-7699
 
 
Dr. Gerald William Grass, M.D.
4300 Bayou Boulevard
Suite 17B
Pensacola, FL 32503
Main Tel: (800) 850-6979
 
 
Jacobo Cruz, M.D.
4400 Bayou Boulevard
Suite 51
Pensacola, FL 32503
Main Tel: (850) 484-7774
 
 
Dr. Terry Ptacek, M.D.
Summit Group
3298 Summit Boulevard
Pensacola, FL 32503
Main Tel: (850) 437-8952
 
 
Richard W. Lucey,
710 Underwood Avenue
Pensacola, FL 32504
Main Tel: 850-477-3453
 
 
Dr. Kenneth Ethan Lai, M.D.
8383 North Davis Highway
Pensacola, FL 32514
Main Tel: (917) 202-9414
 
 
Dr. Timothy Duane Brooks, M.D.
4806 Rosemont Place
Pensacola, FL 32514
Main Tel: (850) 476-7707
 
 

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 Read More

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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 Read More

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The Drug Treatment Act of 2000 permitted doctors who meet certain training qualifications to prescribe buprenorphine in the treatment of heroin addiction and other opioid addictions. Buprenorphine physicians became able to assist opioid addicted patients in an office setting bypassing the restrictions that typically apply to patients receiving methadone. This treatment method maximized patient convenience and accessibility thus increasing the number of people who could access medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid addiction.