Comment on DOD-2011-HA-0085-0001

Document ID: DOD-2011-HA-0085-0007
Document Type: Public Submission
Agency: Department Of Defense
Received Date: January 06 2012, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Date Posted: January 10 2012, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Start Date: December 29 2011, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Due Date: February 27 2012, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time
Tracking Number: 80f8f271
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This is comment on Proposed Rule

TRICARE: Removal of the Prohibition to Use Addictive Drugs in the Maintenance Treatment of Substance Dependence in TRICARE Beneficiaries

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The proposed change reflects the best evidence-based practice in the treatment of opioid dependence. I fully support this change in the applicable regulation. I speak from the experience of prescribing buprenorphine (Suboxone/Subutex) since 2004 in the treatment of opioid dependence in the context of a comprehensive treatment program by our agency of which I am the medical director. I also support Opioid Treatment Programs that prescribe methadone in the treatment of opioid dependence along with counseling. I am Board-certified in Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine and have been working in the field of addiction medicine since 1989.

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Public Submission Posted: 01/03/2012 ID: DOD-2011-HA-0085-0002