St. Petersburg Buprenorphine Doctors

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

Dr. Michael Lloyd Whitworth, M.D.
West Florida Pain Management
603 7th Street South, Suite 320
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Main Tel: (727) 553-7313
 
 
Dr. Bruce Charles Welch, M.D.
535 Central Avenue
Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
Main Tel: (727) 823-2253
 
 
Dr. Danya Alida Godoy,
620 10th Street North
Saint Petersburg, FL 33705
Main Tel: (727) 824-8383
 
 
Dr. Alina Gonzalez-Mayo, M.D.
1201 5th Avenue North
Suite 305
St. Petersburg, FL 33705
Main Tel: (727) 327-3737
 
 



Dr. Mehul Shah, M.D.
1111 7th Avenue North
Suite 107
Saint Petersburg, FL 33705
Main Tel: (727) 894-1661
 
 
Dr. James Razi, M.D.
1111 7th Avenue North
Suite 107
Saint Petersburg, FL 33705
Main Tel: (727) 360-1663
 
 
Ricky Poole Lockett, M.D.
1501 Fifth Avenue North
St. Petersburg, FL 33705
Main Tel: (727) 896-8686
 
 
Dr. David Cheesman, D.O.
2121 5th Avenue N.
Saint petersburg, FL 33713
Main Tel: (407) 629-0413
 
 
Dr. David Cheesman, D.O.
2121 5th Ave N.
Saint petersburg, FL 33713
Main Tel: (727) 239-7246
 
 
Dr. Awais Asghar Siddiki, M.D.
Clear Path Center PA
3177 4th Street North
St Petersburg, FL 33704
Main Tel: (877) 585-2955
 
 
Dr. Vinod Singh, M.D.
3177 4th Street North
St. Peterburg, FL 33704
Main Tel: (877) 585-2955
 
 
Dr. Akif Ahmad, M.D.
Clear Path Center PA
3177 4th Street North
Saint Petersburg, FL 33704
Main Tel: (877) 585-2955
 
 
Dr. Vinod Singh, M.D.
3177 4th ST. N
St. Petersburg, FL 33704
Main Tel: (877) 585-2955
 
 
Dr. Ed W. Jackson, M.D.
Suncaost Community Mental Health
4010 Central Avenue
St. Petersburg, FL 33711
Main Tel: (727) 327-7656
 
 
Antoinette M. Falk, M.D.
941 Live Oak Avenue, NE
St. Petersburg, FL 33703
Main Tel: (727) 526-6699
 
 

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.