Locate Tuscaloosa buprenorphine and suboxone doctors who specialize in the treatment of opioid addiction.
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Dr. Leon H Campbell, Jr, M.D.
2720 7th Street
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
Main Tel: (205) 349-0652
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Dr. Eugene Anthony Mangieri, M.D.
2510 Hospital Drive
P.O. Box 839
Northport, AL 35476
Main Tel: (205) 339-9000
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Dr. John R. Hubbard, M.D., Ph D
Psychiatry South
825 Rice Mine Road North
Tuscaloosa, AL 35406
Main Tel: (205) 764-9844
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Dr. Richard W. Shamblin, M.D.
100 Rice Mine Road
Suite B
Tuscaloosa, AL 35406
Main Tel: (205) 349-4200
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Dr. William Eugene Alldredge, M.D.
100 Rice Mine Road
Tuscaloosa, AL 35406
Main Tel: (205) 349-4200
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Rama D. Pidikiti, M.D.
1321 McFarland Boulevard East
Tuscaloosa, AL 35404
Main Tel: (205) 758-1833
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Dr. M. Omar Mohabbat, M.D.
4804 Highway 69 North
Northport, AL 35473
Main Tel: (205) 330-7700
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Dr. Sanjay K. Singh, M.D.
5690 Watermelon Road
Suite 33
Northport, AL 35473
Main Tel: (205) 554-0866
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Dr. James Fullerton Hooper, IV
1001 Mimosa Park Drive
Tuscaloosa, AL 35405
Main Tel: (205) 752-5857
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Charles Nevels,
1001 Mimosa Park Road
Tuscaloosa, AL 35405
Main Tel: (205) 752-5857
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Dr. Lawrence Roger Lacy, M.D.
3701 Loop Road East
Tuscaloosa, AL 35404
Main Tel: (205) 554-2000
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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 Read More
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
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.