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Any doctor can prescribe bupe
Any U.S. doctor can prescribe buprenorphine FOR DEPRESSION. A special DEA waiver is needed only when prescribing it to an opioid addict for opioid addiction treatment.
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20051031/msgs/575345.html 		pseudoname_x
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Buprenorphine is legal
Although mostly used in the U.S. for addiction treatment, bupe CAN legally be prescribed to treat non-addicts for depression.
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20051031/msgs/573784.html 		pseudoname_x
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Could prescribing an opioid for depression get my doc in trouble?
It shouldn't. Here are some links & advice for keeping prescribers out of trouble.
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20051106/msgs/577453.html 		pseudoname_x
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Show your doctor: Ref #1
A 1982 report in the prestigious medical journal The Lancet on a small study using buprenorphine to treat depression.
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20060417/msgs/635895.html 		pseudoname_x
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Show your doctor: Ref #2
A small 1995 study in the Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology using buprenorphine for treatment-resistant depression.
http://balder.prohosting.com/~adhpage/bupe.html 		pseudoname_x
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Show your doctor: Ref #3
A 1996 editorial in Biological Psychiatry explaining why buprenorhpine isn't used more for depression, despite its demonstrated effectiveness
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20010625/msgs/67856.html 		pseudoname_x
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Show your doctor: Ref #4
A very small 2005 study in the journal Pharmacopsychiatry using buprenorphine and oxycodone for treatment-resistant depression.
http://www.thieme-connect.com/ejournals/abstract/pharmaco/doi/10.1055/s-2005-918797 		pseudoname_x
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